Curations from the Human Jungle
[Epic Blunder Story #1: 1969. I am enrolled in the NROTC (Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program at my college). For my required eight weeks of active duty in the summer I am assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk, currently on deployment in the Gulf of Tonkin. Every day, advanced fighter jets, including the F-4... Continue Reading →
Theme music begins: “When I was young, my Dad used to say, ‘Son, we’re all going to die one day. Why don’t you take a little time to do some good along the way … Take a little time … (music fades going into chorus.) Del (low voiceover, speaking intimately into a microphone): Welcome to... Continue Reading →
[This is the blackberry patch in its current state at The Parsonage. Within a few weeks, the berries will ripen and I will hurl myself into their thorn-laden midst in pursuit of their crimson splendor. In other words, I will be picking a lot of blackberries. SB SM] This year's Blackberry Book is Mark Twain... Continue Reading →