My Crazy Life and a Watch
I said I would write when I got out. I just wasn't in the mood. Many of my stories need to start with a backstory... This story will need a backstory. Here goes! As a senior in high school, like many others, I played football. Back in the day, players were required to get a doctor's physical before being allowed to play. As a community gesture, a few local physicians donated physicals to our team. I stood in line with other professional football player wannabes waiting to
Salida, Crutches, Family
Last week was a little unusual for me, Monner, not to mention my Mumblings. I didn't write a story. It wasn't that I didn't have a story to tell, I just couldn't find the time to tell it. As some of you know, Elaine and I attended the Salida Fiber Festival in Salida, Colorado. If you didn't know that, you do now. That is, of course, you choose to read this stuff. The Fiber festival turned out to be a mini-family reunion for Elaine. We'll talk about that later. As for m
Happy Holiday
It’s Labor Day Weekend. Another weekend I’ve come to dislike. I realize some of you like this holiday, and frankly, you might be the reason I don’t. Labor Day weekend signifies the last weekend holiday of the summer. Just the thought of Labor Day drives all the amateurs to the mountains, where I happen to live. They bring their trailers loaded with two, three or four, ATV’s, UTV's, and dirt bikes. They usually get permission (and sometimes they don’t) to park an RV traile