Alphabetical Index
I Was Not Going to, but… | 7 December 2024 |
More D.B. Cooper Stories? | 30 November 2024 |
If You Die in Your Dream… | 23 November 2024 |
Comments on Wired For Story | 16 November 2024 |
Meeting Other Writers | 9 November 2024 |
Sometimes Writing Is a Chore | 2 November 2024 |
Formerly Known as… | 26 October 2024 |
Remembering Your Drill Instructor | 19 October 2024 |
Running Alone in the Woods | 12 October 2024 |
Aspiring to Be Mediocre | 5 October 2024 |
Third Time Is a Charm… Maybe | 28 September 2024 |
Help with Obnoxious Self-Promotion | 21 September 2024 |
To Write or Not to Write | 14 September 2024 |
Save Often | 7 September 2024 |
There Is No Part 1 | 31 August 2024 |
Three Blog Ideas in One Night | 24 August 2024 |
Writing Momentum | 17 August 2024 |
Not in a Funk | 10 August 2024 |
USMC Educator Workshop Debrief | 3 August 2024 |
Retirement? | 27 July 2024 |
Sign My Book? | 20 July 2024 |
Please Keep Your Seatbacks Upright Always | 13 July 2024 |
Independence Day 2024 | 4 July 2024 |
An Interesting Phenomenon Explained | 29 June 2024 |
An Interesting Phenomenon | 22 June 2024 |
Congratulations Class of 2024 | 15 June 2024 |
Life without Internet | 8 June 2024 |
Second Place! | 1 June 2024 |
Big Brother and Little Sister | 25 May 2024 |
No Errata | 18 May 2024 |
Idiotic Idioms, Mixed Metaphors, and Yogi (Berra)-isms | 11 May 2024 |
May the Fourth | 4 May 2024 |
Idioms Can Be Idiotic | 27 April 2024 |
Inherited Idiosyncrasies – Peeling Oranges | 20 April 2024 |
The Cross Dangling from My Neck | 13 April 2024 |
Four Inches | 6 April 2024 |
Special Days Indeed! | 30 March 2024 |
I Hope Your Every Day Is Special | 23 March 2024 |
Pi Day and Leap Day | 16 March 2024 |
Speaking of Something Dumb… | 9 March 2024 |
Clever Word Play | 2 March 2024 |
Words Are Interesting | 24 February 2024 |
Too Many Thoughts | 17 February 2024 |
Writing Conundrum | 10 February 2024 |
My Magnum Opus (So Far) | 3 February 2024 |
Losing the Internet | 27 January 2024 |
Power Flickers | 20 January 2024 |
#ThursdayThoughts Preview | 13 January 2024 |
Sometimes, I Really Hate Microsoft | 6 January 2024 |
Happy New Year 2024 | 30 December 2023 |
Merry Christmas 2023 | 23 December 2023 |
Rock Star Teachers | 16 December 2023 |
An Updated Thought about Editing | 9 December 2023 |
Plugging Myself | 2 December 2023 |
Still Thankful | 23 November 2023 |
I Have No Idea | 18 November 2023 |
Veterans Day 2023 | 11 November 2023 |
COVID Attitude | 4 November 2023 |
Sixty | 28 October 2023 |
Vulture | 21 October 2023 |
Just the Watcher | 14 October 2023 |
Writing Letdown | 7 October 2023 |
Hyper-Focused | 30 September 2023 |
Broken Record | 23 September 2023 |
A Writing Series | 16 September 2023 |
Ready or Not | 9 September 2023 |
The End of an Era | 2 September 2023 |
I Love Blogging But… | 26 August 2023 |
Beware QR Codes! | 19 August 2023 |
I’m Not an Expert Writer, but… | 12 August 2023 |
Vacation Bragging | 5 August 2023 |
Almost Paradise | 29 July 2023 |
Podcast Dreams | 22 July 2023 |
Price Check | 15 July 2023 |
Word Choice or Choice Words | 8 July 2023 |
MediocreMan Chats with ChatGPT | 3 July 2023 |
ChatGPT Cannot Replace Me | 1 July 2023 |
Poetic Expectations | 24 June 2023 |
What Is an Outstanding Student? | 17 June 2023 |
The Report Has Been Greatly Exaggerated | 10 June 2023 |
The Ants Go Marching… | 3 June 2023 |
I Almost Hit a Bald Eagle | 27 May 2023 |
Sometimes I Make Myself Laugh | 20 May 2023 |
Abrupt Endings | 13 May 2023 |
Tune in Next Time… | 6 May 2023 |
Writing Prompts | 29 April 2023 |
I Sold Another Book | 22 April 2023 |
Mama Told Me Not to Swear | 15 April 2023 |
April is National Poetry Month | 8 April 2023 |
April Fools’ Day | 1 April 2023 |
Pet Peeves | 25 March 2023 |
The Brightest Person in the Room | 18 March 2023 |
Nounify Verbs and Verbify Nouns | 11 March 2023 |
Like, Subscribe, Review | 4 March 2023 |
I Am So Weird | 25 February 2023 |
Do Not Disturb the Android | 18 February 2023 |
Self-Publishing Means Self-Promotion | 11 February 2023 |
I Admire Stephen King | 4 February 2023 |
Ode to Print | 28 January 2023 |
Faith versus Common Sense | 21 January 2023 |
My D.B. Cooper Story | 14 January 2023 |
Atticus – Writing Software | 7 January 2023 |
Fantasy Football Lesson | 31 December 2022 |
Amidst the Christmas Mirth | 24 December 2022 |
Saying, “Thanks” | 17 December 2022 |
Unexpected Snow Day | 10 December 2022 |
My Philosophy of Life | 3 December 2022 |
Thanksgiving 2022 | 24 November 2022 |
¡Gooooooooooooooool! | 19 November 2022 |
Veterans Day 2022 | 11 November 2022 |
Halloween Comes and Goes but Batman Miyoshi Lives Forever | 5 November 2022 |
Perspective: The Best Day Ever! | 29 October 2022 |
Prompts | 22 October 2022 |
Wordle and Worldle | 15 October 2022 |
Motorcycles Do Not Like Me | 8 October 2022 |
Inktober Does NOT Mean Tattoo-ober | 1 October 2022 |
Inktober 2022 Is Nearly Upon Us | 24 September 2022 |
The Worst Part of Being Sick | 17 September 2022 |
Nothing New Under the Sun | 10 September 2022 |
Life Is All about the Lag | 3 September 2022 |
Blogging Vacation | 27 August 2022 |
But Is It Art? | 20 August 2022 |
Overnight Success | 13 August 2022 |
Just a House | 6 August 2022 |
Garbage on the Internet | 30 July 2022 |
Waiting | 23 July 2022 |
Quit Aspiring | 16 July 2022 |
Fourth of July Reminiscing | 9 July 2022 |
Product or Process | 2 July 2022 |
The Graduated Throwers of 2022 | 25 June 2022 |
Self-Publishing | 18 June 2022 |
Who Writes with Fountain Pens? | 11 June 2022 |
In a Writing Rut | 4 June 2022 |
State Track and Field Meet 2022 | 28 May 2022 |
Like Stephen King | 21 May 2022 |
Still Writing | 14 May 2022 |
Ideas Are Fleeting | 7 May 2022 |
Somebody’s Sixtieth Birthday | 30 April 2022 |
Write Something Profound | 23 April 2022 |
In Threes | 16 April 2022 |
More Musings on Masks | 9 April 2022 |
Remembering Arnie Tyler, Sr. | 2 April 2022 |
Surreal Unmasking | 26 March 2022 |
People’s Whole Faces | 19 March 2022 |
Hot Water | 12 March 2022 |
Heat! | 5 March 2022 |
The Word PALINDROME | 26 February 2022 |
Tuesday TwosDay (Tuesday 2/22/22) | 22 February 2022 |
More Palindromic Dates | 19 February 2022 |
Comments | 12 February 2022 |
Social Media Presence | 5 February 2022 |
Oh Oh Oh Banjo | 29 January 2022 |
Not Allowed to Use Glue | 22 January 2022 |
Installing Hardwood Floors | 15 January 2022 |
Kimchi Is the Perfect Food | 8 January 2022 |
Happy New Year 2022 | 1 January 2022 |
Merry Christmas 2021 | 25 December 2021 |
An Indulgent Christmas Song | 22 December 2021 |
Kimchi Is Not the Answer | 18 December 2021 |
Kimchi Is the Answer | 11 December 2021 |
Mondegreens | 4 December 2021 |
Thanksgiving 2021 | 25 November 2021 |
“Defecate” Is a Tremendous Word | 20 November 2021 |
The Constitution Even Defends a Culture of Blame | 11 November 2021 |
Starting Sentences with “Which” | 6 November 2021 |
Digital Photographs | 30 October 2021 |
Family Gatherings | 23 October 2021 |
You Cannot Edit a Blank Page | 16 October 2021 |
Driving a Hybrid | 9 October 2021 |
Writing through the Grief | 2 October 2021 |
Be Alert | 25 September 2021 |
I Can’t Stand Contractions | 18 September 2021 |
A Normal School Year? | 11 September 2021 |
Ranging and Targeting Software | 4 September 2021 |
Learning with Non-Sports Analogies | 28 August 2021 |
Successful Writer | 21 August 2021 |
Creative Nonfiction | 14 August 2021 |
Olympic Writing | 9 August 2021 |
Footprint Pictures | 7 August 2021 |
Footprints | 31 July 2021 |
Homophones, Homographs, Homonyms | 24 July 2021 |
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda | 17 July 2021 |
Starting Good Habits | 10 July 2021 |
Shorter Days | 3 July 2021 |
No More Satire | 26 June 2021 |
Itty Bitty Bird Bullies | 19 June 2021 |
Do Not Rest on Your Laurels | 12 June 2021 |
What a Pandemic Taught Me about School | 5 June 2021 |
A Strong Gag Reflex | 29 May 2021 |
AFK LOL | 22 May 2021 |
BTW | 15 May 2021 |
Wrong Way, Feldman | 8 May 2021 |
Are You Following Me? | 1 May 2021 |
Running Gags | 24 April 2021 |
No More Crocodile Tears | 17 April 2021 |
People Actually Read My Blog | 10 April 2021 |
Routine: My Favorite Fuel for Writing | 3 April 2021 |
That Still Small Voice | 27 March 2021 |
Creativity on the Internet | 20 March 2021 |
The (Idea) Ether | 13 March 2021 |
Brilliant Idea | 6 March 2021 |
Digital Dust | 27 February 2021 |
Inktober 2020 | 20 February 2021 |
Kimchi for Lunch | 13 February 2021 |
Creativity in Our DNA | 6 February 2021 |
My Cedarcrest Family | 30 January 2021 |
12 Days of Affirmations | 23 January 2021 |
Internet Snow Day | 16 January 2021 |
My Delusions of Grandeur | 9 January 2021 |
Doing Voiceovers | 2 January 2021 |
Happy New Year 2021 | 1 January 2021 |
Everybody Needs a Green Screen | 26 December 2020 |
Merry Christmas 2020 | 25 December 2020 |
Just Press Record | 19 December 2020 |
Boogie Woogie | 12 December 2020 |
A New Movie, A New Thought | 5 December 2020 |
Dear Ronnie | 24 November 2020 |
Watching Old Movies Again | 21 November 2020 |
My Latest Book | 14 November 2020 |
A Cardboard Cutout | 7 November 2020 |
Big Issues | 31 October 2020 |
7 Glorious Hours | 24 October 2020 |
From Hostage to Jedi | 17 October 2020 |
Move If You Are Alive | 10 October 2020 |
Trust Your Gut | 3 October 2020 |
My Own Private Air Show | 26 September 2020 |
Silver Linings | 19 September 2020 |
Shingles Poster Child | 12 September 2020 |
If You Give a Man Tech Support | 5 September 2020 |
Digital Cobwebs | 29 August 2020 |
Internet Pooper Scoopers | 22 August 2020 |
Giving Myself a Pep Talk | 15 August 2020 |
Thoughts about Writing | 8 August 2020 |
Summer Is Almost Here | 1 August 2020 |
No POST | 25 July 2020 |
One Sentence Paragraphs | 18 July 2020 |
Better Places Than This | 11 July 2020 |
My Independence Day Wish | 4 July 2020 |
Ode to a Super Woman | 27 June 2020 |
End of School 2020 | 20 June 2020 |
Change the World | 13 June 2020 |
My Head Is Not Buried in the Sand | 8 June 2020 |
The Notorious Tom Nook | 6 June 2020 |
Becoming a Great Fisherman | 30 May 2020 |
Write out of Your Malaise | 23 May 2020 |
It Was Brilliant in My Mind | 16 May 2020 |
The Spa Saga | 9 May 2020 |
You Smile with Your Eyes | 2 May 2020 |
They Mostly Get Social Distancing | 25 April 2020 |
When This Is Over… | 18 April 2020 |
Disrupted, but Connecting | 11 April 2020 |
Good Friday 2020 | 10 April 2020 |
I Miss the Little Things | 4 April 2020 |
Vampires | 28 March 2020 |
COVID-19 in My Tiny Part of the World | 21 March 2020 |
Numeric Palindromic Dates | 14 March 2020 |
Leap Day 2020 | 29 February 2020 |
Naps and Permanent Markers | 22 February 2020 |
I Hate Being Sick | 15 February 2020 |
Avast Ye Scalawag | 8 February 2020 |
Reliable Internet | 1 February 2020 |
A City Built on a Hill | 25 January 2020 |
Power or the Internet? | 18 January 2020 |
A Slight Oversight | 11 January 2020 |
God Loves You and So Do I | 4 January 2020 |
Happy New Year 2020 | 1 January 2020 |
Life, the Universe, and Everything | 28 December 2019 |
Christmas Makes All the Difference | 25 December 2019 |
How Long Can Facebook Be Down? | 21 December 2019 |
Why Do You Believe What You Believe? | 14 December 2019 |
Of Course, It’s an Ad | 7 December 2019 |
Thanks, I Will | 28 November 2019 |
Not Much of an Apologist | 23 November 2019 |
Distracted Discourse | 16 November 2019 |
Without a Rhyme or Reason | 9 November 2019 |
Someone to Be There | 2 November 2019 |
Inspiration Is Overrated | 26 October 2019 |
A Magic Penny | 19 October 2019 |
Give It Away | 12 October 2019 |
A Man Cold | 5 October 2019 |
Reading Your Own Stuff | 28 September 2019 |
Baby Water Bottle | 21 September 2019 |
30 MPG | 14 September 2019 |
Another New School Year | 7 September 2019 |
Fantasy Football Contemplation | 31 August 2019 |
Summer’s Almost Over | 24 August 2019 |
Snorestorm | 17 August 2019 |
Love-Hate Relationship | 10 August 2019 |
Family Reunions | 3 August 2019 |
Something about Routine | 27 July 2019 |
When the Earth Shakes | 20 July 2019 |
Secret Decoder Rings | 13 July 2019 |
Parentheses Make Words Invisible | 6 July 2019 |
A Missed Opportunity | 29 June 2019 |
Just Plain Tired | 22 June 2019 |
From Avocation to Vocation | 15 June 2019 |
Congratulations Thing 3 and 2019 Graduates | 8 June 2019 |
How Many Twitter Followers? | 1 June 2019 |
This Is the Other Story | 25 May 2019 |
Solving an Unexpected Puzzle | 18 May 2019 |
If It Ain’t Broke… | 11 May 2019 |
Dealing with Grief | 4 May 2019 |
Too Much on My Plate | 27 April 2019 |
He Is Risen! | 20 April 2019 |
Spring Break | 13 April 2019 |
Wogglewonkle | 6 April 2019 |
Rules of Engagement | 30 March 2019 |
Terroir | 23 March 2019 |
For Over a Decade | 16 March 2019 |
Palindromic Date | 9 March 2019 |
Snopocalypse 2019 | 2 March 2019 |
Spring Sports | 23 February 2019 |
A Tribute to Dave Ryles | 16 February 2019 |
Snow Day 2019 | 9 February 2019 |
Drawing | 2 February 2019 |
An Innocent Comment | 26 January 2019 |
The Evolution of Evolution | 19 January 2019 |
Blog Jam | 12 January 2019 |
My Prime Exaggeration Number | 5 January 2019 |
Ode to a Year | 29 December 2018 |
Getting Excited for Christmas | 22 December 2018 |
My Joke (Revised) | 15 December 2018 |
I Made Up a Joke | 8 December 2018 |
No Knife for You | 1 December 2018 |
Silly Trophies | 24 November 2018 |
Blogging Is Strange | 17 November 2018 |
Books Made into Movies | 10 November 2018 |
Pumpkin Carving Tradition | 3 November 2018 |
Choosing Not to Write | 27 October 2018 |
Making Animated .gif Files | 20 October 2018 |
I Have Proof | 13 October 2018 |
Irony | 6 October 2018 |
Writing Inventory | 29 September 2018 |
Forty Chess Games! | 22 September 2018 |
Loving Criticism | 15 September 2018 |
Taking Pictures | 8 September 2018 |
Mediocre Renaissance Man | 1 September 2018 |
Small Town Traffic | 25 August 2018 |
If You Were the Only One | 18 August 2018 |
Journey to the Edge of the Earth | 11 August 2018 |
I Met a Man | 4 August 2018 |
I Saw a Bear | 2 August 2018 |
Taking Compliments | 28 July 2018 |
Middle Grade Fiction Readers | 21 July 2018 |
Starting Over | 14 July 2018 |
¡Gooooooooooooooool! | 7 July 2018 |
Vrooooom! | 30 June 2018 |
Wordless | 23 June 2018 |
Where Has the Time Gone? | 16 June 2018 |
Summer’s Almost Here | 9 June 2018 |
Going to the Zoo | 2 June 2018 |
When You Can’t Sleep | 26 May 2018 |
Thrill and Agony | 19 May 2018 |
Not Bird nor Plane… | 12 May 2018 |
God Takes Care of Fools | 5 May 2018 |
Your Muse Called | 28 April 2018 |
Poetry o Poetry | 21 April 2018 |
Prayers Unanswered | 14 April 2018 |
Poetry and Rhyme | 7 April 2018 |
Broughten Is NOT a Word | 31 March 2018 |
Never Get Discouraged | 24 March 2018 |
Goodbye Yukiko | 17 March 2018 |
Strange Social Media Phenomenon | 10 March 2018 |
A Real Fish Story | 3 March 2018 |
The One that Got Away | 24 February 2018 |
Stupid Stuff | 17 February 2018 |
Plagiarism | 10 February 2018 |
Right or Expedient? | 3 February 2018 |
No Official Dress Up Days | 27 January 2018 |
Privilege | 20 January 2018 |
Liking Other Writers | 13 January 2018 |
Smoke Detector Battery Replacement Time | 6 January 2018 |
I Still Have Not Seen It | 30 December 2017 |
Christmas Traditions | 23 December 2017 |
My Fantasy Football Fantasy | 16 December 2017 |
Which Which? | 9 December 2017 |
Parenthood | 2 December 2017 |
What a Great Day | 25 November 2017 |
Saying No to NaNoWriMo | 18 November 2017 |
Veterans Day 2017 | 11 November 2017 |
Write and Repeat | 4 November 2017 |
Something about Halloween | 31 October 2017 |
Somebody Else Is Always Watching | 28 October 2017 |
Somebody Is Always Watching | 21 October 2017 |
Pastor Appreciation Month | 14 October 2017 |
Red Lights | 7 October 2017 |
The Bee Gees? Really? | 30 September 2017 |
On On Writing | 23 September 2017 |
Bubble Gum? | 16 September 2017 |
What? The Truck? | 9 September 2017 |
Trash Patio | 2 September 2017 |
Not Quite 100% | 26 August 2017 |
Total Eclipse of the Sun | 19 August 2017 |
Writing Dialogue | 12 August 2017 |
Just Keep Writing | 5 August 2017 |
Two Weeks of Scruffiness | 29 July 2017 |
Too LOUD! | 22 July 2017 |
1:57:22 | 15 July 2017 |
Less Than Two Hours | 5 July 2017 |
#WouldYouNoticeIf | 1 July 2017 |
Ode to Marc… | 24 June 2017 |
Persevere | 17 June 2017 |
#Self-Promotion | 10 June 2017 |
The Lull | 3 June 2017 |
I Finished | 27 May 2017 |
The Greatest Sport Ever | 20 May 2017 |
Not a Professional Holy Man | 13 May 2017 |
Bake and Release by Chelsea | 6 May 2017 |
A Broken Record | 29 April 2017 |
Not a Human Metronome | 22 April 2017 |
Guest Artist | 15 April 2017 |
Confused | 8 April 2017 |
From First to Worst | 1 April 2017 |
Reading is Dangerous | 25 March 2017 |
#FlashbackFriday | 18 March 2017 |
The End | 11 March 2017 |
Parentheses | 4 March 2017 |
Glass of Water | 25 February 2017 |
Snow Day | 18 February 2017 |
Remembering Together | 11 February 2017 |
Writing versus Production | 4 February 2017 |
Stupid Internet Part 2 | 28 January 2017 |
Rapid Bible Read Through | 21 January 2017 |
Stupid Internet | 14 January 2017 |
#GreatBandNames | 7 January 2017 |
Not a #TwitterBug | 31 December 2016 |
Simple Christmas Pleasures | 24 December 2016 |
Stay, Pray, Press Play | 17 December 2016 |
Feeling Irrelevant | 10 December 2016 |
One of Those Days | 3 December 2016 |
Mutual Admiration Society | 26 November 2016 |
My Complaint about Digital Photographs | 19 November 2016 |
Thank You Veterans | 11 November 2016 |
Weather Wimpier | 5 November 2016 |
Kids Say the Darndest Things | 29 October 2016 |
Bake and Release | 22 October 2016 |
My Blog Writes Itself | 15 October 2016 |
None of the Above | 8 October 2016 |
Vote for Tony Ventrella | 1 October 2016 |
Writer’s Block Is a Decision | 24 September 2016 |
Free TV | 17 September 2016 |
@ | 10 September 2016 |
Facts in Fiction | 3 September 2016 |
Personal Time Machines | 27 August 2016 |
The End of the Truck Saga | 20 August 2016 |
Trust the Wheel | 13 August 2016 |
Call in the Cavalry | 6 August 2016 |
Happily Ever After | 30 July 2016 |
Morning Kick Start | 23 July 2016 |
Pokémon GO | 16 July 2016 |
Windshield Wiper Protectors | 9 July 2016 |
Full Screen or Not Full Screen | 2 July 2016 |
F27? Bingo! | 25 June 2016 |
Meeting a Living Legend | 18 June 2016 |
Congratulations Class of 2016 | 11 June 2016 |
Half the Man | 4 June 2016 |
Stuff Gets in the Way | 28 May 2016 |
Grief | 21 May 2016 |
See What Sticks | 14 May 2016 |
Happy Mother’s Day | 7 May 2016 |
A Blog for Her Birthday | 30 April 2016 |
Go Fund Me, Amazon | 23 April 2016 |
Sometimes… | 16 April 2016 |
Plugging Myself | 9 April 2016 |
I Am in a Rut | 2 April 2016 |
Windows 10 Start Menu Not Working | 26 March 2016 |
Martha’s Lemonade | 19 March 2016 |
Courtesy Laughs | 12 March 2016 |
Just Quit | 5 March 2016 |
A Reset Button | 27 February 2016 |
I Aspire to Be Mediocre | 20 February 2016 |
I Do Not Want to Write | 13 February 2016 |
How Can I Say, "Goodbye"? | 8 February 2016 |
Just a Few Regrets | 6 February 2016 |
Death Is Not Natural | 30 January 2016 |
Tests, Tests, and More Tests | 23 January 2016 |
I Won! | 16 January 2016 |
Better Than a Kick in the Seat of the Pants | 9 January 2016 |
Memes Are a Thing | 2 January 2016 |
This Christmas Feels Like Thanksgiving | 26 December 2015 |
Miyoshi Claus Is Coming to Town | 19 December 2015 |
Servant Leader | 12 December 2015 |
Star Trek Meets Sesame Street | 5 December 2015 |
TV Dog | 28 November 2015 |
Pause, Rest, and Worship | 21 November 2015 |
Not No-Shave November | 14 November 2015 |
November Is NaNoWriMo | 7 November 2015 |
Halloween Melancholy | 31 October 2015 |
Not Spare Change | 24 October 2015 |
I Sold a Screenplay | 17 October 2015 |
Ode to a Fish | 10 October 2015 |
English Teachers Are Full of Poop | 3 October 2015 |
Life Is Fragile | 26 September 2015 |
Do NOT Watch Documentaries | 19 September 2015 |
Catching the Lunker | 12 September 2015 |
A Hug with Words | 5 September 2015 |
Mood Lights | 29 August 2015 |
Listen | 22 August 2015 |
The Secret Trick to Self-Promotion | 15 August 2015 |
Not a Triplet | 8 August 2015 |
Just Slogging Along | 1 August 2015 |
Settin’ and Visitin’ | 25 July 2015 |
Divebombed | 18 July 2015 |
I Need a Nap | 11 July 2015 |
Writing about Celebrities | 4 July 2015 |
Graduation and a Concert | 27 June 2015 |
Thank You Linda | 20 June 2015 |
Half a Christian | 13 June 2015 |
Stadium Tour 2.0 | 6 June 2015 |
Track and Field Traditions | 30 May 2015 |
#Hashtag or #Octothorpe | 23 May 2015 |
Mother’s Day Oops | 16 May 2015 |
Our Dog Can Read | 9 May 2015 |
Write a Psalm | 2 May 2015 |
Word Creators | 25 April 2015 |
WWJD | 18 April 2015 |
The Cuba Gooding Jr. Incident | 11 April 2015 |
A Magnificent Magnanimous Month | 4 April 2015 |
The Biggest Loser | 28 March 2015 |
Quit Editing | 21 March 2015 |
March Magnanimous | 14 March 2015 |
A World Revival | 7 March 2015 |
Back-to-Back Bad Luck Days | 28 February 2015 |
So They Won’t Get Fined | 21 February 2015 |
The Big Play | 14 February 2015 |
He Is THE Dave Stewart | 7 February 2015 |
Mistakes and Poems | 31 January 2015 |
Be Proud | 24 January 2015 |
Shameless Self-Promotion | 17 January 2015 |
3 Before 2? | 10 January 2015 |
Somebody Is Watching Me | 3 January 2015 |
Time for Christmas | 25 December 2014 |
Fantasy Football Championship | 20 December 2014 |
Deconstructing Emoticons | 13 December 2014 |
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? | 6 December 2014 |
Thank God | 27 November 2014 |
They Used to Dance | 22 November 2014 |
Back to Haunt Me | 15 November 2014 |
Cheater | 8 November 2014 |
It Is Not Funny | 1 November 2014 |
She Jumped Me | 25 October 2014 |
A Winning Lottery Ticket | 18 October 2014 |
A Boy and His Truck | 11 October 2014 |
Why Twitter Fiction? | 4 October 2014 |
Blogging on the Wrong Day | 27 September 2014 |
Running Is a Contact Sport | 20 September 2014 |
How Many Books Have You Sold? | 13 September 2014 |
Just Gotta P | 6 September 2014 |
Free Ice Cream Caper Book | 30 August 2014 |
Performance Versus Potential | 23 August 2014 |
Tribute to a Great Man | 16 August 2014 |
#6Words | 9 August 2014 |
To Tweet or Not to Tweet | 2 August 2014 |
Ludicrous Man | 26 July 2014 |
Soccer Indifference | 19 July 2014 |
Fond Baseball Memories | 12 July 2014 |
Gol! Gol! Gol! | 5 July 2014 |
Their Biggest Fan | 28 June 2014 |
Dad Let Us Choose | 21 June 2014 |
The Measure of a Man | 14 June 2014 |
Theme Songs | 7 June 2014 |
Sniffing Clothes | 31 May 2014 |
A Living Breathing Organism | 24 May 2014 |
I’m So Excited | 17 May 2014 |
Duck Crossing | 10 May 2014 |
The Truth | 3 May 2014 |
A Terrible Week of Writing | 26 April 2014 |
Rubik’s Cubes | 19 April 2014 |
2048 | 12 April 2014 |
Not a Nature Photographer | 5 April 2014 |
Classical Music | 29 March 2014 |
Street Names | 22 March 2014 |
Recycled Writing | 15 March 2014 |
Hand Me Ups | 8 March 2014 |
The Beatles Are Invading | 1 March 2014 |
I Live in a Musical | 22 February 2014 |
Bump | 15 February 2014 |
Interception and Ear Piercing | 8 February 2014 |
No Reaction | 1 February 2014 |
Voluntell, Voluntelling, Voluntold | 25 January 2014 |
We Don’t Need No Stinking Rules | 18 January 2014 |
Not Much of a Fan | 11 January 2014 |
Not Sleeping at the Symphony | 4 January 2014 |
Crooning at Christmastime | 28 December 2013 |
Christmas Child | 21 December 2013 |
Weather Wimp | 14 December 2013 |
Prepositions for a Friend | 7 December 2013 |
Two Measly Paragraphs | 30 November 2013 |
Like Like Like | 23 November 2013 |
I Love a Parade | 16 November 2013 |
Book Release Hoopla | 9 November 2013 |
The Big Five-O | 3 November 2013 |
No Laughing Matter | 27 October 2013 |
Song Lyrics | 20 October 2013 |
Conflict Resolution | 13 October 2013 |
Queen Songs and Jeffrey City | 6 October 2013 |
My BFF | 29 September 2013 |
Hitting the Nail on the Head | 22 September 2013 |
Traveling Through Time and Space | 15 September 2013 |
Writing Under Pressure | 8 September 2013 |
Meddling in Our Affairs | 1 September 2013 |
My Dad’s Favorite Picture | 25 August 2013 |
A Disney Vacation | 18 August 2013 |
Photography and The Law of Averages | 11 August 2013 |
A Body at Rest | 4 August 2013 |
Wallace Falls | 28 July 2013 |
Relationships on a Cruise Ship | 21 July 2013 |
My Three Things | 14 July 2013 |
Time Marches On | 7 July 2013 |
The Scrooge of Independence Day | 30 June 2013 |
Free Write | 23 June 2013 |
Writing about Dirt | 16 June 2013 |
Our Presents Are Our Presence | 9 June 2013 |
Being Whimsical | 2 June 2013 |
Fourth Time Is a Charm | 26 May 2013 |
Just Write about It | 19 May 2013 |
Pokémon | 12 May 2013 |
My Son Likes Pi | 5 May 2013 |
I Take the Charge | 28 April 2013 |
April Showers | 21 April 2013 |
Blank Mind, Blank Screen | 14 April 2013 |
Biker Babe | 7 April 2013 |
Fooling Around | 31 March 2013 |
The Real March Madness | 24 March 2013 |
The Best Laid Plans | 17 March 2013 |
Happy Birthday Wednesday Writers | 9 March 2013 |
Delusions of Grandeur | 2 March 2013 |
Jibber Jabber | 23 February 2013 |
We Found Radiator Springs | 16 February 2013 |
Happy Fiftieth Anniversary! | 9 February 2013 |
Do Not Blink | 2 February 2013 |
Any Idiot Can Blog | 26 January 2013 |
Dr. Uncle Johnny Day | 19 January 2013 |
Toughest Part of Being a Writer | 12 January 2013 |
Games Have Feelings Too | 5 January 2013 |
A Wonderful Christmas | 29 December 2012 |
Like Me | 22 December 2012 |
A Little Rant | 15 December 2012 |
I Dare You | 8 December 2012 |
Amazing Feet | 1 December 2012 |
Giving Thanks for Family | 24 November 2012 |
The Best Veterans Day Parade | 17 November 2012 |
A Tender Football Moment | 10 November 2012 |
Jack o’Lantern Memories | 4 November 2012 |
Don’t Just Say It, Do It | 28 October 2012 |
Scott and the Preacher | 21 October 2012 |
Mischief or Monster | 14 October 2012 |
Gramma Dar | 7 October 2012 |
The Coolest Van Ever | 30 September 2012 |
My Friend Mike, The Painter | 23 September 2012 |
One Great Vacation | 16 September 2012 |
Being a Cookie Monster | 9 September 2012 |
The King’s Chair | 2 September 2012 |
The Screen Door Incident | 26 August 2012 |
Bucking the System | 19 August 2012 |
My Favorite Stories from the 2012 Olympics | 14 August 2012 |
Little Monsters | 12 August 2012 |
Reunion Required Reading | 5 August 2012 |
Our Sixteenth Anniversary | 29 July 2012 |
My First Novel | 22 July 2012 |
The Elusive Higgs Boson | 15 July 2012 |
Crossword Cheater Rules | 8 July 2012 |
Shopping Adventure | 1 July 2012 |
Watching Kids Run | 24 June 2012 |
New Adventures | 17 June 2012 |
Not Ready | 10 June 2012 |
Food Photography | 3 June 2012 |
Me and My Mohawk | 27 May 2012 |
I Love Track and Field | 20 May 2012 |
Tick Tock | 13 May 2012 |
Warning: Reading This Could Change Your Life | 5 May 2012 |
Bernadette Pajer and Wednesday Writers | 29 April 2012 |
Be a Tweeter, Not a Twit | 21 April 2012 |
Celebrity Encounter | 15 April 2012 |
Logic Is Overrated | 8 April 2012 |
Then, Dean Kamen Walked In | 1 April 2012 |
FIRST Robotics | 25 March 2012 |
March Madness Methodologies | 18 March 2012 |
A Sarcastic Font | 10 March 2012 |
Preemptive Plea | 3 March 2012 |
It Is Not a Doughnut | 25 February 2012 |
Something in the Water | 18 February 2012 |
Being Rich | 11 February 2012 |
Leadership | 4 February 2012 |
Trapped | 28 January 2012 |
It Is Still Snowing | 21 January 2012 |
Hornswoggled | 14 January 2012 |
Writing Is Like Making Cookies | 7 January 2012 |
The Din of Christmas | 31 December 2011 |
Merry Ironic Christmas | 24 December 2011 |
Like My Father | 17 December 2011 |
Frosty and Santa | 10 December 2011 |
Brrrrr! | 3 December 2011 |
WARNING: Do Not Encourage the Pastor (Digitally) | 26 November 2011 |
Proud to Lose | 19 November 2011 |
Stand for the Flag and Veterans | 10 November 2011 |
Fantasy Football and Rooting | 6 November 2011 |
Throwing Pumpkins | 30 October 2011 |
Charlie Brown | 23 October 2011 |
Dead Meat | 16 October 2011 |
Being the Mule | 9 October 2011 |
Everybody Ought to Have a Tribute Show | 2 October 2011 |
To Spy or Not to Spy | 25 September 2011 |
Lasting Impressions | 18 September 2011 |
Remember | 11 September 2011 |
Bribery and Brainwashing | 4 September 2011 |
Fishing | 28 August 2011 |
Butter Holders | 21 August 2011 |
Two Naughty Four-Letter Words | 14 August 2011 |
The Dummy Incident | 7 August 2011 |
A Forgotten Rule | 31 July 2011 |
You Should Write About… | 24 July 2011 |
Road Trips | 17 July 2011 |
Ten Rules for Living | 10 July 2011 |
Celebrate Independence Day Forevermore | 5 July 2011 |
Punch Bowl | 3 July 2011 |
This Is Not Spam | 26 June 2011 |
Flat Austin and Star Wars | 19 June 2011 |
The Wrong Question | 12 June 2011 |
Dog Training | 5 June 2011 |
Diplomacy? | 29 May 2011 |
Tennis or Something | 21 May 2011 |
Writer’s Diarrhea | 14 May 2011 |
Writer’s Constipation | 7 May 2011 |
Do NOT Feed the Throwers | 30 April 2011 |
My Favorite Easter Bunnies | 23 April 2011 |
It’s Just Stink | 16 April 2011 |
“You Are Such a Liar!” | 9 April 2011 |
The Mindboggling Mrs. Miyoshi’s March Madness | 2 April 2011 |
Pajamas and Capes and Christmas | 26 March 2011 |
Money, Money, Money | 19 March 2011 |
Pray for the People in Japan | 13 March 2011 |
…9…10…Larry…Howell | 12 March 2011 |
I Am MediocreMan™ | 5 March 2011 |
“Let’s Go Honey” | 26 February 2011 |
My Pesky Friends | 19 February 2011 |
Valentine’s Day and Rascal Flatts | 14 February 2011 |
An Expert on Life | 12 February 2011 |
Classical Music and Me | 5 February 2011 |
Christmas Mornings | 29 January 2011 |
Different Types of Hunches | 22 January 2011 |
Two Families | 15 January 2011 |
Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Comment | 12 January 2011 |
No New Year’s Resolutions | 8 January 2011 |
Happy New Year 2011! | 1 January 2011 |
Merry Christmas 2010 | 25 December 2010 |
Anticipating Christmas | 18 December 2010 |
My Wife Loves to Vacuum | 11 December 2010 |
Household Surfaces Abhor Nakedness | 4 December 2010 |
Holiday Overeating, An American Tradition | 27 November 2010 |
What Are You Thankful For? | 24 November 2010 |
Forgetting More Ideas Than I Ever Had | 20 November 2010 |
Made Up Words | 13 November 2010 |
A Good Candidate | 6 November 2010 |
Human Garbage Disposal | 31 October 2010 |
On the Side of the Road in a Small Town | 24 October 2010 |
Dress Up Days | 16 October 2010 |
Snug in Bed | 9 October 2010 |
Writing Mistakes | 3 October 2010 |
Haunting Words | 25 September 2010 |
Just Ship It | 18 September 2010 |
9/11/2010 | 12 September 2010 |
Perfect and Organic | 5 September 2010 |
August – Time for Football | 29 August 2010 |
Mini Vacations | 22 August 2010 |
Servefest 2010 – One More Need Met | 15 August 2010 |
Keeping the Cyber Universe Safe | 7 August 2010 |
Servefest 2010 | 1 August 2010 |
Sports Fan Genetics | 25 July 2010 |
Dad and the Trash Man | 17 July 2010 |
Fifteen Minutes of Fame | 11 July 2010 |
Fourth of July Humbug | 4 July 2010 |
World Cup Soccer | 26 June 2010 |
A Fortuitous Fall | 20 June 2010 |
Thank You Steve Johnston | 12 June 2010 |
What Happens in the Van Does Not Necessarily Stay in the Van | 5 June 2010 |
Anxiety of Letting Go | 30 May 2010 |
Topics? | 23 May 2010 |
Jinxed Microwave | 15 May 2010 |
Scrapes, Scabs, and Scars | 9 May 2010 |
Fame and Notoriety | 2 May 2010 |
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel | 25 April 2010 |
Rambling | 17 April 2010 |
Cell Phones? We Don’t Need No Stinking Cell Phones | 11 April 2010 |
Running Out of Gas | 3 April 2010 |
Better Late Than Never | 30 March 2010 |
Fuel Tank Capacity | 21 March 2010 |
Stopped in the Name of the Law | 13 March 2010 |
Play with Your Parents | 6 March 2010 |
Kept For Posterity | 27 February 2010 |
Writing Challenges | 20 February 2010 |
Don’t Hate Me Just Because I Write | 13 February 2010 |
The Gift of Music | 6 February 2010 |
Balance | 30 January 2010 |
Heavy Doses of Perspective | 23 January 2010 |
My Achilles Tendon – A Year Later | 16 January 2010 |
Jigsaw Puzzles | 9 January 2010 |
New Year – New Perspective | 2 January 2010 |
Christmas Presence | 26 December 2009 |
The Christmas Spirit | 19 December 2009 |
Nothing | 12 December 2009 |
No UFOs in Duvall | 5 December 2009 |
Letting Another Take the Blame | 28 November 2009 |
Fart Genetics | 21 November 2009 |
A Fantastic, Fun, and Free Adventure | 14 November 2009 |
Thank You for Serving | 7 November 2009 |
Birthday Wishes | 1 November 2009 |
Farts in Space | 25 October 2009 |
Daddy Jungle Gym | 18 October 2009 |
My Son's First Touchdown! | 11 October 2009 |
Cedarcrest Staff Drill Routine - Homecoming 2009 | 4 October 2009 |
Main Street, USA | 26 September 2009 |
Becoming My Own Fan | 18 September 2009 |
Electric Hands | 12 September 2009 |
Small Town Parades | 5 September 2009 |
Class Reunion | 29 August 2009 |
Servefest 2009 Success | 22 August 2009 |
Summer Project 2009 | 15 August 2009 |
Every Day Is a Story – Eating and Watching TV | 8 August 2009 |
Every Day Is a Story – Boat Rides | 31 July 2009 |
Every Day Is a Story – Miniature Golf and Turning 18 | 24 July 2009 |
Every Day Is a Story – On the Road | 17 July 2009 |
Teenager Doing Kid Stuff | 11 July 2009 |
No Church Services | 3 July 2009 |
Work, Work, Work | 28 June 2009 |
Controlled Chaos | 19 June 2009 |
Summer Vacation | 12 June 2009 |
Congratulations Class of 2009 | 5 June 2009 |
Kids Growing Up | 29 May 2009 |
My Achilles Tendon – Final Thoughts (for now) | 22 May 2009 |
My Wife’s Mental Powers | 15 May 2009 |
Cultural Television | 8 May 2009 |
Inventory and Inspiration | 1 May 2009 |
Merit Badges of Boyhood | 23 April 2009 |
Annoying Kids' Songs | 17 April 2009 |
10,000 Hours | 10 April 2009 |
A Tent in Your Room | 4 April 2009 |
Three Is Our Secret Number | 28 March 2009 |
When the Well Runs Dry | 20 March 2009 |
My Achilles Tendon – Freedom | 13 March 2009 |
Blogging | 6 March 2009 |
My Achilles Tendon – On My Feet Again | 27 February 2009 |
My Achilles Tendon – “You’re Healed!” | 20 February 2009 |
My Achilles Tendon – A Year of Injuries | 13 February 2009 |
My Achilles Tendon – The Caregivers | 6 February 2009 |
My Achilles Tendon – The Surgery | 30 January 2009 |
My Achilles Tendon – The Injury | 23 January 2009 |
Achilles Tendon Surgery Delays This Week's Column | 16 January 2009 |
Rain, Rain, Here We Go Again | 9 January 2009 |
Around the World | 2 January 2009 |
Cabin Fever | 26 December 2008 |
Christmas 2008 | 25 December 2008 |
Christmas Trees | 19 December 2008 |
Dogs Have Friends Too | 12 December 2008 |
Digital Social Networking | 5 December 2008 |
Poop at the Dinner Table | 28 November 2008 |
Jeffrey City, Wyoming | 21 November 2008 |
Hide and Seek in the Dark | 14 November 2008 |
Field Day Champ | 7 November 2008 |
King of the Jungle Gym and Number One Ghost Catcher | 31 October 2008 |
The Sewing Group Kids | 24 October 2008 |
The Fart King | 17 October 2008 |
Pee on Poo, Potty on the Shoe | 10 October 2008 |
Slater Elementary School Friends | 3 October 2008 |
Walking Home From School | 26 September 2008 |
Quality Writing | 19 September 2008 |
Column 101 | 12 September 2008 |
Older and Dumber | 5 September 2008 |
Jedi Mind Trick? | 29 August 2008 |
Do NOT Play Basketball in Birkenstocks | 22 August 2008 |
Wii Fit | 15 August 2008 |
8/8/8 | 8 August 2008 |
Servefest 2008 | 3 August 2008 |
Air Guitars and Video Games | 1 August 2008 |
A Great Shopping Experience | 25 July 2008 |
“Go Outside and Play” | 18 July 2008 |
Rejection | 11 July 2008 |
Independence Day | 4 July 2008 |
Being a KIA | 27 June 2008 |
Murphy’s Law and Fence Posts | 20 June 2008 |
Congratulations Graduates | 13 June 2008 |
My First Double Windsor Knot | 6 June 2008 |
Is It Really Math? | 30 May 2008 |
Being a Guest Speaker | 23 May 2008 |
Last Adult without a Cell Phone | 16 May 2008 |
Tale of a True Romantic | 9 May 2008 |
To a Soldier in Harm’s Way | 2 May 2008 |
Snow! In April! | 25 April 2008 |
The Age of Cyborgs | 18 April 2008 |
Head Jar Opener | 11 April 2008 |
Googling Yourself | 4 April 2008 |
Acronyms and "Textese" | 28 March 2008 |
Encouraging Words | 21 March 2008 |
Do What You Love | 14 March 2008 |
Bumps and Bruises | 7 March 2008 |
Cooking with Fire! | 29 February 2008 |
Random Thoughts | 22 February 2008 |
Valentine’s Day | 15 February 2008 |
People Can Not Breathe Water | 8 February 2008 |
No Genie in a Bottle | 1 February 2008 |
A Perfect Football Season | 25 January 2008 |
Playing Video Games | 18 January 2008 |
Apples, Trees, and Jungle Gyms | 11 January 2008 |
Let's Get Together Sometime | 4 January 2008 |
New Stories | 28 December 2007 |
Another Christmas Morn | 25 December 2007 |
Three Wise Men, Two Camels, and a Living Nativity Scene | 21 December 2007 |
Telling Jokes and Genetics | 14 December 2007 |
The View from the High Dive | 7 December 2007 |
Thank You for Homework | 30 November 2007 |
Thanksgiving Thanks | 23 November 2007 |
Twenty Percent Off | 16 November 2007 |
Staying Anonymous | 9 November 2007 |
Gone Fishing | 2 November 2007 |
I Hate the Wind | 26 October 2007 |
Just Like My Dad | 19 October 2007 |
Lay’s® Potato Chip Challenge | 12 October 2007 |
The Secret to Invisibility | 5 October 2007 |
Servefest 2007 | 28 September 2007 |
Mrs. Miyoshi | 21 September 2007 |
Trains Galore | 14 September 2007 |
Best Spaghetti in the World | 7 September 2007 |
Zombies Roam the Halls | 4 September 2007 |
High School Football | 31 August 2007 |
You're Fired! | 28 August 2007 |
Building Fences | 24 August 2007 |
Briggs and Stratton® | 17 August 2007 |
Traditions | 10 August 2007 |
Miracle League - You're Safe! | 3 August 2007 |
Wiping Off Kisses | 27 July 2007 |
It's Not Easy Being Green | 20 July 2007 |
Happy Anniversary, Lisa | 13 July 2007 |
My Teenager | 6 July 2007 |
One Nation Under God | 29 June 2007 |
Just Be Yourself | 22 June 2007 |
Planned Obsolescence | 15 June 2007 |
Third Grade Field Trip | 8 June 2007 |
Memorial Day | 6 June 2007 |
The End of the School Year | 1 June 2007 |
Writing a Column | 25 May 2007 |
The First Sleep-Over, Take Two | 18 May 2007 |
My Mom | 10 May 2007 |
A Little Wave | 3 May 2007 |
Bubbles | 26 April 2007 |
Hostess™ Test | 19 April 2007 |
Baseball Visions | 12 April 2007 |
Need for Speed | 3 April 2007 |
April | 29 March 2007 |
How to Stay Healthy - Act Like a Child | 28 March 2007 |
Weekend Warriors | 15 March 2007 |
Writing | 12 March 2007 |
Cold and Flu Season | 8 March 2007 |
Holey Jeans | 1 March 2007 |
Old Home Week | 22 February 2007 |
Cowboy Boots | 15 February 2007 |
Romance | 8 February 2007 |
July 4, 2007 | 1 February 2007 |
Snow! | 25 January 2007 |
Acceptance | 15 January 2007 |
Computer Dependence | 11 January 2007 |
Dave Ryles | 4 January 2007 |
Real Men | 1 January 2007 |
No Peeking | 21 December 2006 |
Powerless | 14 December 2006 |
NaNoWriMo Part 2 | 7 December 2006 |
Boxes | 30 November 2006 |
NaNoWriMo | 16 November 2006 |
Human Hibernation | 10 November 2006 |
Under Friday Night Lights | 5 October 2006 |
Privacy Policy | 4 October 2006 |