A Day in the Life and Other B.S.
Anecdotes about life and other tales
Part Six Orange Ave hadn’t changed much. Most of the houses on the block looked like they had when I was growing up. I slowed down as I approached my old house. The front still looked the same, but visible above the roof line was a huge room addition that had been added over the …
Is Sexting merely the current fad of the 2000’s as some people seem to think? They compare it with fads of old like telephone booth stuffing, college panty raids, streaking, Disco, pogs, or reality TV to name a few,but believe me, Texting is not a harmless passing fad. It a dangerous sign of the technological …
What would you do if you won the state Lottery? This is a question that often comes up in conversation, particularly when the jackpot is over a $100 million. The bigger the prize money the more people play. And there are lots of ways to win, Mega Millions, Super Lotto Plus, Hot Spot, Fantasy Five, …
When I think about Nacimiento, the dragon lake, and I do often, I can’t help but smile. I have so many incredible memories of all the camping experiences I had there and believe me there were plenty. Some summers we would go for our week in early August then return a month later for Labor Day. Nacimiento is one …
Do you remember how you felt the very first time you applied for employment in your chosen career field? After all the classes, assignments, lectures, projects, late nights studying and all those exams, you at long last earned that valuable piece of paper that tells perspective employers that you have successfully jumped through all the academic …
Part Five If not for the kindness of one of my teacher’s just three hours before graduation, I wouldn’t have walked. On graduation day, I went to see the teacher who had failed me. The class I failed was a zero period data processing class. the only class available at that time. I arrived at …
It’s been four months since I was stopped by the CHP for speeding. Yesterday I returned to the scene of the crime. While returning home from Sedona I passed by the spot between Baker and Barstow on Interstate 15 where I was pulled over. Although the speed limit there is 70mph most cars travel at …
There is nothing like being on vacation. I’m on vacation and loving it! As a counselor my eight week summer vacation is unpaid which makes for some careful planning if I actually want to do anything special or go anywhere, so for the past fifteen years or so I’ve tried to set aside a …
Have you ever been to Sedona Arizona? Its got to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. It is often referred to as “Red Rock Country” because of the giant red rock monoliths, buttes, and spires that dot its landscape.These incredible creations of nature rise hundreds of feet into the air and give Sedona a …
Well “Why can’t we all just get along” Rodney King is in the news again, this time he was arrested for DUI of drugs or alcohol in Moreno Valley Tuesday afternoon after being pulled over for driving erratically. Seems he’s always up to something. While going through some old files recently I came across an …