The Live Experience
Don’t you hate it when one of your favorite songs on your Spotify playlist is magically replaced by a live version of it? I like live albums. There also some songs that only work in their live version. Think Peter Frampton’s Do You Feel Like We Do. What doesn’t work...
The Armadillos Strike Back
We began experiencing the Great Armadillo Invasion on our property in 2018. Before then, I’d seen a few squashed on the back roads leading to our property. But then we noticed trenches dug into our grass each morning. Armadillos feed at night, burrowing through the...
Lead with Your Best Shot
I don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to make fun of Shawn Davolt. It was the summer of 1976, between sixth and seventh grade and my best friend at the time, Brian Griset decided to antagonize a big eight grader, Shawn Davolt. Davolt was big, quiet, and a...
You Just Might Have a Good Time
In February 1992, I was “voluntold” to do a presentation at a local elementary school for Children’s Dental Health Month. At the time, I was on active duty, stationed at Naval Hospital Long Beach. I was on the comeback trail, trying to improve my Navy career since,...