I was in Cub Scouts when I was in 5th grade. Our scout troop met in the gymnasium at the county elementary school located in Alamo, TN where I grew up. Because I lived in the city limits, I didn’t attend the county school, but I was familiar with the building because of various events… Continue reading Hole in My Knee
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Rental Car Adventures
Several years ago, I was on a business trip in the Oklahoma City area. I was traveling with a coworker from another of our company’s locations. We arrived at the Oklahoma City airport on the same flight and planned to share a rental car since we were staying at the same hotel and would be… Continue reading Rental Car Adventures
2024 Birthday Gifts
As usual, my wife has been embarrassingly generous to me again, showering me with birthday gifts each day in March. Because of my weight loss, the clothes were desperately needed. And I get as excited about other necessities as I do the more elaborate gifts. Her creativity is amazing and appreciated. Thank you for another… Continue reading 2024 Birthday Gifts
Windmill Noise Cancer
On April 4, 2019, I was about 3 days late with one of my best April Fool’s pranks. I made a post on Facebook that said, “Asking for your prayers today as I go to the doctor later to be checked for windmill noise cancer. TIA.” Donald Trump had been in the news earlier that… Continue reading Windmill Noise Cancer
Little Green Apples
Several years ago, during a meeting at church, I had to go to the restroom. As usual, I planned to wash my hands before I returned to the meeting. A bottle of green apple scented hand soap was sitting next to the sink in the restroom. When I pressed the pump of the dispenser, a… Continue reading Little Green Apples
Mistaken Identity
I know I’m not the only person in the world that has their names mispronounced. When I’m introducing myself, there have been countless times people have replied, “Nice to meet you, Mark!” or “Nice to meet you, Mr. Weaver!” Sometimes it both. Years ago, I received a call at work from a salesman. When I… Continue reading Mistaken Identity
Fight Breaks Out at Wrestling Match
A coworker who knows that I occasionally watch professional wrestling recently asked me if I had seen a program on the Discovery channel called Big Little Brawlers. It is a reality series about a little person wrestling organization based in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Next, he mentioned that they were going to do a show soon… Continue reading Fight Breaks Out at Wrestling Match
My Fez
I am a fan of Laurel and Hardy movies. One of their more popular films is called Sons of the Desert. In this film, they are members of a fraternal lodge called the Sons of the Desert. Part of their uniform is Fez with the name of the organization on the front. The official Laurel… Continue reading My Fez
Welcome to Flint, Michigan
Several years ago, I was involved in a training program at work where I had to travel to Flint, Michigan several times a year. I spent a full week in the Flint area during each trip, weekends included. Another person from our facility was in the program at the same time and we traveled together. … Continue reading Welcome to Flint, Michigan
Flying With Woody
Woody Widenhofer was an assistant for the Pittsburg Steelers from 1973-1983 when they were having many of their trips to the Super Bowl. He was also head coach for Vanderbilt University from 1997-2001. So, it was no surprise to end up on a plane with him when I was flying out of Nashville on a… Continue reading Flying With Woody