Just to be clear, when I say "random thoughts," they can be closely tied to delusion. My mind is an open book filled with empty pages. But here are a few of my thoughts and maybe a couple of surprises along the way. Next week, our oldest daughter, Sarah will be turning 47 years old! Deb and ...
He stood before me with a confidence and ease that hadn't been seen since the likes of Humphrey Bogart or Paul Newman. He didn't wear pants. He didn't need pants. He touched my nose and said, "Tickle, tickle." It was in that instant that I realized, even though I was in a room with about 10 ...
My father would be explainin' the inner workings of the camshaft as I glanced at all of the tubes and wires, the slabs of metal, and pools of multicolored liquid that made up the inner workings of the car. The old man would go on for a while and then ask me if I understood. I'd look at him, ...
In the doldrums of the middle of winter, my simple mind begins to wander all over the place. I think if the "I wonder what would happen if......," took place. And once again, (it's happened before), what would happen if yours truly became "Dictator of the World," for a couple of years or ...
Last February, I received an email. It was from the North Tama reporter, Ruby McAllister. She told me the current editor of the News Chronicle gave her two weeks' notice, and they didn't have anyone to cover the weekly Supervisor's meetings. She asked if I could cover for a few weeks and go ...
You can call it loyalty or insanity, or a combination of the two, but I've only ever had two people cut my hair. My first barber was Pat, a tall man who was ironically bald. As far back as I can remember, the man never had a scrap of hair on top of his head, just some that clung to the sides ...
Does anyone remember Dr. Max & his "Important Book" he would send to us kids way back in the late 50's & early 60s? Probably not, huh? But I needed some kind of title for today's column and that's the best this old cranium could do. So here are my "notes." Kudos to the ...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested. Locally, the Iowa DNR will ...
I feel like I know quite a few people. I've seen quite a few things. But the things that happen to me, I happen to feel, and I've said this before, happen to no one else. If divine destiny is a thing or everything that happens to us is just fate, then somewhere along the way, someone started to ...
Back in the 50's and 60's "snow days" were not as quickly accessible as they are today. Maybe, just maybe, after an 8-12 inch snowfall with hurricane type winds, school was canceled — finally. However, you had to get up and sit through the local news as schools announced the school day off. ...