Please?
One last time, please. All I need is pedals, and a little air. Climb on board and grip my bars, twist them in your familiar hands Ease me onto the street, stand up and jump Coax me through the gears Just like we used to, so many years ago Let’s go All I need is […]
Where did Jonas Salk’s last dollar come from?
That question was posed by my friend Bill Englert. It’s an intriguing question, isn’t it? How much money did the cure for Polio cost and where did it come from? And if Polio can be cured, why not Alzheimer’s? If you don’t know the mind-numbing statistics, let me enlighten you. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading […]
Interview with The Poet
In celebration of National Poetry Month, I’ve interviewed poet Jessica Kristie. A Rod McKuen 8-Track. That was my first exposure to poetry and looking back, it didn’t resonate with me because if my sisters liked it then I wanted no part of it. And if this guy was so special, how come he didn’t have […]
In Defense of Football
My son is a high school football player and I love watching him play the game. I never played organized football. When I started sixth grade, I told my dad I wanted to play ball. And he said no. Dad was afraid I would hurt myself so he told me I couldn’t play. End of […]
Boxing with God
I’m going to jail, and I’m scared. A couple months back, a very good friend of mine asked me a tough question. And I should have said no. If I had, I wouldn’t be in this position. I would not be going to jail and I probably wouldn’t have thought twice about whether or not […]
#ThrowBackThursday
I’m a fairly emotional guy. I don’t mean that I cry often, rather I tend to linger over fond memories. Perhaps too much. Maybe that’s why I enjoy looking through old photographs. Recently my wife asked me to help her find a photo of us from Mardi Gras. We broke out stacks of real photos […]
Merry Christmas Amy
I spent half of 2013 on crutches as I recovered from reconstructive knee surgery that came with a lengthy period of rehab. That May we celebrated our 26th anniversary with a long weekend at our favorite place, Fripp Island SC. I could only walk very short distances but I could pedal a bike. So on […]
On Your Left!
I heard them coming. The crunch of rubber tires on dried leaves, the click of a rear derailleur, the gentle whoosh of spokes beating the air; there was no need to look over my shoulder because I knew I had company. I held my line and waited. Surely one of them would offer up […]
Eyes Up!
A handful of shimmering leaves, shades of green, yellow, and gold, twisted through my field of vision. Moistened by the midnight rain, they fluttered to the road, clung to the rocky shoulder, and twirled into the mist. A feathery blanket of fog melted into the valleys while sunlight sparkled on the peaks of the Blue […]
Ollie Who?
“So who’s been to the Panama Canal? Can I see a show of hands?” I looked around cautiously. Of the 20+ folks in the room; myself and the lecturer were the only ones with our hands down. The lecturer, an imposing gentleman with the memorable name of Myles Standish, shrugged his shoulders and announced […]