A Giant Swirling Nuisance

A Giant Swirling Nuisance

I’m on the run this week. I was supposed to be on vacation, but a giant swirling nuisance formed out in the Atlantic and has decided to run headlong into the state of Florida. When we left home on Saturday, it hadn’t even formed into a tropical storm, depression, or...

Shoulder Malfeasance

Shoulder Malfeasance

Yesterday I began physical therapy on my left shoulder. I’m sure that you’re all thinking “What stupid thing did you say to your wife, and did she hit you with a chair or a two-by-four?” Nothing of the kind took place, I assure you. After eleven years of...

Find My Enemies

Find My Enemies

I think it’s time that Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Cuban, or someone I’m related to who wants to share the royalties to invent a Find My Enemies App. We already have Find My Friends. Why not Find My Enemies? You’ve heard the phrase, “Keep your friends close and...

The Prickly Wickets

The Prickly Wickets

One of our friends has a double-sized lot with nothing on the second half. They’ve talked about putting in a pool. But we visited last weekend and she informed us they were going to put in a croquet court. They are even going to make people wear all white to come over...

The Secret to a Long Marriage

The Secret to a Long Marriage

Last week my wife and I celebrated our anniversary. We marked the occasion by returning to the place we got married: a former church that had been turned into a restaurant that overlooked the canal in downtown Indianapolis. The restaurant is no longer in business. The...

A New Pile of Literature

A New Pile of Literature

Today is Launch Day. My next collection of stories set in my current hometown of Carmel, Indiana is available. It contains five more episodes chronicling the lives of characters like Mayor Teddy Wiggins, Officer Lupinsky, and the boys from Lakewood Estates. There will...