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Broken Doors, Broken Promises

LesSep 10, 20217 min read

Places and names have been changed to give privacy to those involved. The place had a haunted feel to it.  Perhaps it was still a case of the jingles I was entertaining from the phone that had gotten this all started.  I was descending the stairs from the cattle auction ring when my phone alertedRead More

Food

LesSep 9, 20216 min read

Now I know already that some of you are going to sniff at what I say next.  And that’s just fine.  Admittedly, there are some who slide up to the table with nary a thought but of the hunger pains…

Pressed to the Limit

LesSep 9, 20214 min read

I say that life is basically made up of two types of people.  The kind who set limits and the kind who test those limits.  I would have said that the folks who tested the limits were generally trying to…

Pipe Bombs

LesSep 9, 20216 min read

My friend Gregg called me up one morning and said he needed a little help on a project he was working on.  I agreed to be at his place shortly after dinner. Beings as I was born and raised on…

Flying Trashcans and Toilet Paper Rolls

LesSep 9, 20215 min read

Twenty-four, as we often referred to our Service Manager, was safely ensconced in his cool, tiled floor office.  He seemed to have the personality that some have, which doesn’t appreciate being disturbed, or, for that matter, the re-arrangement of his…