The station had a resident mechanic, who proceeded to put the station wagon we were in on a lift. In time the problem was diagnosed. The necessary part(s) had to be delivered from another location and then installed. Sooner or later. Turned out to be later Read More

"Do as you might have" . . . But the aunt in question rendered this simply as doozha mighta. Read More

Why? 'Cause I got to cross our street, and any other street, by myself. Read More

And then, I realized that a lens had fallen out.  Jeez.  While I was riding on the back of an open truck traveling at 65 miles an hour. Read More

Never intended to address this prompt. Until today, Saturday September 11, 2021. Read More

The president of the fair was a local fixture, Bligh Dodds . . . and he was straight out of Sinclair Lewis. Read More

A picture is worth a thousand rounds. Read More

My younger son was in nursery school at the time and his best buddy, Dugan, thought her name was “Fleabee”, to the amusement of us all. Read More

Visit the brand new transfer station, spanking clean. Return home and excitedly relate the news. "You're raving about a dump?" Never mind. Read More

Some dates are more memorable than others. Read More