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Five Dollar Bill

LesJun 22, 20245 min read

Every now and again, I get some royalty money. Sometimes it’s more, sometimes less. Regardless of the amount, I take fifty dollars out of it in cash. And, I make sure to ask the bank cashier to make it in five dollar bills. Because I have a little rule about my billfold. Of course, allRead More

End of an Era

LesJun 13, 20248 min read

Thirty-two years ago, probably sometime last month, I stepped into the local full-service filling station for my first day of work. Yes, you read right.  Full-Service Filling Station. Thirty-two years ago, was a different era entirely. We weren’t so very…

The Joke’s on Me #2

LesJun 6, 20245 min read

I had an epiphany the other day. And since I don’t get those so very often, I figured I’d better jump on this one before it got away. These dogs around here really suffer. At least someone thinks they do.…

PT Works

LesMay 29, 20245 min read

I first met him some seven years ago. It wasn’t my choice to meet him.  But I heard he had high reviews, and so I found his address and crutched my way in on my one good leg to his…

Sisters

LesMay 21, 20241 min read

I glanced up and saw them walking towards me. A teacher, and her student. They were walking slowly, gracefully, like women always do. They were holding hands, and, I saw them draw closer together as they drew nearer. I stood…