Several years ago, I was traveling for business with a large group of people. During our trip, we were visiting several of the customers of our company. I was the only salaried person on the trip and was responsible for taking care of the group. There were at least 2 people on the trip that… Continue reading Traveling Through Denver
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Cooking Ribs with Siri
A few years ago, I was cooking ribs on my smoker grill on a Saturday afternoon. We planned to have friends at our house that evening to help us eat the ribs. The other big thing that was happening that day was my wife was at my son’s house helping him paint before he moved… Continue reading Cooking Ribs with Siri
Elvis Stuff – Karate Picture
A few months ago, I was preparing to play bass guitar at a worship service at church. Right before the service started, a man brought be a grocery sack containing a picture frame. The service was just moments away from starting but I took time to peek at the contents of the bag. Inside I… Continue reading Elvis Stuff – Karate Picture
Elvis Stuff – Letter from Impersonator
I’m surprised that I haven’t shared this story from my 2008 trip to the Elvis Week Candlelight Vigil. This was the last year that I went on this trip by myself. I didn’t take the tour. I didn’t take many pictures. I remember not being that enthusiastic about the trip. I was talking to interesting… Continue reading Elvis Stuff – Letter from Impersonator
Elvis Stuff – Program from Vegas
A few years ago, my cousin Glenda sent me a message on Facebook asking for my address. I gave it to her and a few days later, I received a large envelope from her in the mail. The envelope contained a large 20-page souvenir photo album from an Elvis concert. Glenda went to an Elvis… Continue reading Elvis Stuff – Program from Vegas
Elvis Stuff – Christmas Ornaments
Since I have been going to the Candlelight Vigil at Elvis Week every year since 2002, people have identified me more and more with Elvis. I get occasional-Elvis related gifts for birthday and holidays. Some people just see an inexpensive, unique Elvis related item and pick it up for me. I have received Elvis books,… Continue reading Elvis Stuff – Christmas Ornaments
Golden Gloves Boxing
In the late 1970’s, Golden Gloves Boxing was big in Jackson, Tennessee. Some of the local boxers, like Jackie Beard (pictured above), were good enough that they were winning national AAU titles. I lived near Jackson and some of my friends expressed an interest in going to watch matches. At the time, I didn’t watch… Continue reading Golden Gloves Boxing
Checking on Grandma
I was fortunate to grow up living close to relatives on both sides of my family. My aunt and uncle on my father’s side of the family lived in the houses next to ours and my paternal grandmother lived around the corner. Even at a relatively early age, I could walk to her house without… Continue reading Checking on Grandma
2019 Birthday Gift List
This is the 4th year in a row that my wife has given me a birthday gift every day of March, my birthday month. For the record, last year is the only year I have returned the favor. Not because I don’t appreciate her effort but because I wasn’t creative enough to come up with… Continue reading 2019 Birthday Gift List
Wrestling – Real or Fake?
In the 1970’s, professional wrestling was supposed to be “real”. The people involved in the shows never let on that it was anything but a legitimate sport. The wrestlers would violently angry at the suggestion that it was fake. The was well before they coined the term “sports entertainment” to keep it from being regulated… Continue reading Wrestling – Real or Fake?