Last Saturday, we went to the Texas Renaissance Festival because you need to gnaw on a turkey leg and throw tomatoes at people at least once a year.
For those who don’t know, RenFest is basically an excuse for every hippie, pothead, Dungeons & Dragons nerd and World of Warcraft fan within a 200-mile radius to [...]
My dad runs the food pantry at church, which means there’s a special place in Heaven reserved for him. It’s a full-time volunteer job riddled with frustration and governmental red tape. But things get extra crazy this time of year. While he is used to feeding between 150 and 200 families every week, this week [...]
Anyone up for a little Christmas spirit yet?
I have been very bad about posting lately, and I’m sorry. Life has brought the unexpected once again.
Have you ever tried to climb a steep hill, and just when you think you’ve got your footing and you’re making progress, you slide back down two feet? No? I guess it’s just me. Anyway, that is what [...]
Scent is sort of the unsung hero of the senses. It is a powerful thing. It can make you hungry or curb your appetite. It can turn you on or turn you off. It can even trigger a memory of another time and place.
I smell Mentholatum, and suddenly I’m sitting in my grandfather’s lap. I [...]