Last Saturday evening, my wife cooked a chicken and pasta meal. It had lots of vegetables and the sauce was very light. This meal was very similar to others that she has done in the past. There are some variations on the types and amounts of vegetables and noodles. There is also variation in the… Continue reading Breadsticks and Giant Men in Diapers
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Star Wars…Nothing But Star Wars
When I returned to high school in the fall of 1977, one of the kids in my class was wearing a shirt with a phrase on it that said “May The Force Be With You”. I found out quickly that this was related to the film Star Wars which had come out earlier that year. Obviously, I… Continue reading Star Wars…Nothing But Star Wars
Christmas Communion
Among our family Christmas traditions is Christmas Eve communion. This tradition didn’t start until I was in college. At that time, the pastor at the church I grew up in started serving come and go communion and this tradition continues today. Even before this tradition started, we would go to my grandparents’ house on Christmas Eve.… Continue reading Christmas Communion
Wheeler Family Christmas Tree
I have fond memories of decorating the Christmas tree when I was growing up. We always used an artificial tree. This was not the realistic artificial trees that you see today. The branches of this tree had a green hue that was identical to the color of the green army men that I played with… Continue reading Wheeler Family Christmas Tree
My Grandparents’ Christmas Tree
My grandparents are the only people that I can remember having an aluminum Christmas tree. These trees became popular in the early 1960’s. I don’t know when my grandparents got theirs but I don’t remember a Christmas before they got it and since I was born in 1962, there is a good chance that they… Continue reading My Grandparents’ Christmas Tree
A Child’s First Christmas
My oldest daughter’s birthday falls between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. So for her first Christmas, she was almost a year old. She was old enough that she would be able to appreciate getting toys. She would also be able to enjoy looking at Christmas decorations. My wife always decorated our whole house for Christmas… Continue reading A Child’s First Christmas
Fast Food Service and Work Uniforms
Today, I was eating lunch at a fast food restaurant. This is one of the restaurants where they take your name when they take your order instead of assigning you a number. When your order is ready, they announce your name. The young lady waiting on me asked my name and I told her. She… Continue reading Fast Food Service and Work Uniforms
Waffle House From Hell
My wife’s grandmother lived in Nashville right before she died. A few weeks after she passed away, my wife, my mother-in-law and I went to Nashville to help clean out her apartment. We traveled in two vehicles. My wife and I were in my small pickup truck. We were going to transport bedroom furniture. My… Continue reading Waffle House From Hell
Sorry, Wrong Number
Several years ago, I was driving my son to school on a Friday morning. My cell phone rang. I looked at the screen and it wasn’t a number that I had programmed in my phone so just the number showed. I saw that the call was from a phone with a Memphis area code. I… Continue reading Sorry, Wrong Number
Halloween Hijinks
Halloween was a big thing for the teenagers in the town where I grew up. Sales of toilet paper and soap increased exponentially at all of the grocery stores. These sales went to teens who had never been to the grocery store without their mom and mothers restocking their shelves at home that had been… Continue reading Halloween Hijinks