The Old Neighborhood – Part V – Poems & Arrowheads
Our house was a duplex that my folks owned and we had only a few different people live there over the years. My cousin Karen and her family lived there for a while and I actually moved back to the side of the house for a brief time as I got older. The family that […]
Happy Mother’s Day
My Mom passed away back in 99, same day as the Columbine massacre. I think of you every day and wish you were here. Love you Mom.
The Old Neighborhood – Part IV – Falling Drums
This story is part of another one of my favorite memories from my youth. The back story: My Grandmother bought me a set of drums for my birthday when I was about 13-14. It was a sweet kit for the mid 70’s and I played it for hours on end. I guess it was 76 […]
The Old Neighborhood – Part III – The Police Raid
As I have mentioned in earlier posts when I was a child we lived next to a very lively house with something always going on. When I was young my bed was against a wall that had windows and looked out on our driveway. Across the driveway was this house. It was a small one […]
The Old Neighborhood – Part II – The House Next Door
Actually I guess the post should be called the House That ‘Used’ To Be Next Door as it as since been torn down. The two story brick building that used to stand at 1292 Jefferson was many things while I lived next door. It was a realty company and then a set of apartments that […]
The Old Neighborhood – Part 1
While heading out of town last week I drove by the house where I grew up. It’s in the Mid-town/Medical Center area not far from Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, which used to be Bellevue Baptist Church back in the days of my youth. Boy how times have changed. The two story house that used to […]
Why I Listen to Classical Music
If you’ve ridden with me in the past few months you have noticed that I’m listening to classical music in the truck. In fact my XM is usually tuned to the POPS station. Why you ask? I’ll tell you. I enjoy the calmness of the music and the mental picture it paints. There, I’ve said […]
1/11/11
What better time and date to relaunch this blog than today? I rarely make New Year’s resolutions but I do appreciate the clean start a new calendar can bring. I’ve seen some very well done posts from my friends lately and I have a few FB friends who can literally make you LOL so in […]
Mark Twain Quote
“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.” ~ Mark Twain
Just Worship
My daughter went to DNOW this weekend where this video by the City Community Church was screened. Quite amazing and so true.