Not long ago, I was explaining to my northerner son-in-law all about “deep freezes,” and some of the problems that we southerners occasionally have with them. “Deep freeze” was not a term he was familiar with. I think I could’ve saved my breath and simply dug out this essay from 2012. I’m dedicating this website … Continue reading Finding relics after the storm
Category: Miscellany
Here’s a newly written essay that follows up “Right Rear Corner” of two posts ago. (If you recently read it in our local paper, you might want to skip this one.) This stuff I write is just a hobby for me. I don’t get paid for it, and I can’t think of any way to … Continue reading Second Secret about Men
So many of my folks, including my dad, have left me now. Most of what I get done now I do myself, and I mostly have to rely on what I know or what I can figure out. I’m a little amazed at how far I’ve come in terms of being “handy”—even though I’m still … Continue reading All Kinds of Smart