I was supposed to head straight to the store and back. The garage sale sign I saw not long after leaving home altered my trip just a tad.
I steered my Prius left into the housing addition and followed the arrows. I easily spotted the house. One, because it sat at the top of a small hill and two, because there were a lot of vehicles in front of it.
It was actually a moving sale, but I use garage sale as ...
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The sound of passing cars was constant. The small, rented, pier and beam house sat just a few dozen feet from the highway.
Across the street, a manufacturing plant provided jobs for the locals. They made clothing.
He would sometimes sit on the front porch with his legs dangling over the edge, barefoot and shirtless during the warm months, and watch them come and go. He was free to be outside and enjoy life until shift change at the end of the ...
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If you’ve ever been to a Southern Baptist Sunday School Christmas party, it is likely that you have been a participant in what is called, “A White Elephant Gift Exchange.”
It was years ago that I was part of this holiday party game, but during that time I was never able to determine why it was named such, as I never saw a pachyderm, white or otherwise.
And now, thanks to the Internet, you and I both know more.
For those who aren’t ...
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Person 1: “Hey. Remember me? You were in my class.”
Person 2: “No, I’m sorry. I’m afraid I don’t. What did you teach?”
As we get older, we see aging in others, but we never age.
At least, we don’t see ourselves aging.
I remember going to my 35th high school class reunion a few years ago. A classmate was kind enough to host a gathering at his home for the handful who could make it. Around 30 of my graduating class of about ...
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