We heard a noise out in the street. It was 12:15 a.m. It was a terrible noise. No, not screaming, not gunfire, not an explosion, not of a baby crying or an ostrich attacking a peacock. No, this was a different kind of terrible. We have new(ish) neighbors and...
The tornado touched down on the suburban Pittsburgh neighborhood, the high school and houses were damaged. “As long as the kids are ok…” one woman said on the news. Ok, finish that sentence mam. What if the kids are not ok? What if everyone did...
So, you’re 160 feet below the surface of the earth with your spouse and two kids and there is only one way in and one way out. You are in a cave. Water is dripping and there are actually pools of it around you. What do you feel? Me? Nothing. Totally fine. ...
A picture is worth a thousand words…well, let’s see about that. You see, this picture was taken on Ocracoke island. Go to the outer banks and go south, then south, then south, then get on a ferry (yes with your vehicle) and go south for another hour (on...
I got in the car of my sisters boyfriend. He asked me how things were going with my girlfriend (yes, this was many, many, years ago). I told him that things weren’t good and that I needed to be a lot less selfish. He asked me how I was being selfish and I...
Yes, it is the battle of the spring. How warm does it have to be to fling open the windows and blow out the stink and germs of a long winter? How long can you leave the windows open before turning on the air conditioning? How long can you leave the windows open...
