Miracles?  
In the late seventies, after honing my skills as a construction worker and carpenter, and having taken a turn as an operating engineer, I decided it was time to roll the dice and see if I could make i...More...

6 comments | 3 kudos | 70 views | posted Nov 1, 2009 at 10:02 AM

Guns  
My Uncle Tracy always had a gun. Since he was my hero, and since he always shared everything with me, I got to shoot his guns when I was so little I could hardly hold them. This may seem reckless and ...More...

15 comments | 4 kudos | 118 views | posted Oct 30, 2009 at 8:58 PM

Cool Clear Water  
There are times when the words flow from me as easily as exhaling into a frosty morning. At other times, I sit in front of the keyboard without a thought that seems worth sharing. I know when those pr...More...

5 comments | 4 kudos | 68 views | posted Oct 17, 2009 at 4:32 PM

Tornado Warning  
Tornado warnings aren’t much fun on the river. Towboats have no place to go. Neither do the lock and dam operators. The towboats push into the bank and hope there’ll be no direct hit. Lock operators s...More...

17 comments | 7 kudos | 234 views | posted Oct 9, 2009 at 2:06 AM

Even More Notes From All Over  
My ass is becoming V shaped. That happens when you get backed into a corner too often. That sounds so unpleasant. Strangely, it’s fun. You see I married a woman who’s my intellectual equal. I’m not qu...More...

9 comments | 2 kudos | 133 views | posted Sep 27, 2009 at 8:42 AM

Redneck Gourmet  


Fast food has taken over the world. I have fast food five or six times a week. It may be the reason I have this blimpiness problem. It’s not bad, nothing a few less sliders wouldn’t cure. The thin...More...

14 comments | 2 kudos | 178 views | posted Sep 1, 2009 at 12:18 PM

Tom Sawyer Under Glass  
I went to get my hair cut this morning. The girl who cuts my hair is a sweetheart who can’t stop her motor mouth. Maybe she thinks it’s impolite to let a silence develop but whatever the reason we tal...More...

4 comments | 5 kudos | 132 views | posted Aug 19, 2009 at 3:10 PM

Eddie  


It was an odd name for a female dog but she was stuck with it. She had wandered into the lock and dam when she was hardly more than a puppy. She was brown and white, that orangey brown you see on ...More...

8 comments | 6 kudos | 101 views | posted Aug 16, 2009 at 4:40 AM

The Shotgun Approach  


My wife has been a member of MD for a couple of years. She enjoys the blogs and has found some interesting people here, enough to stay for a while. The problem is she gets disgusted with the impol...More...

7 comments | 2 kudos | 210 views | posted Aug 8, 2009 at 7:06 PM

Those Horrible Changes  
I read a blog today. The author was upset at being called a bigot. I don’t blame him. It’s a dirty word. He claimed he was against gay marriage, interracial marriage, and liberals who call him a bigot...More...

1 comment | 1 kudo | 1720 views | posted Aug 3, 2009 at 11:22 AM