Father’s Day in Memphis Father’s Day in Memphis For our trip to Memphis, I had the car washed, filled with gas and given the once over to make sure we were road ready. This was a getaway I had been looking forward to. Father’s Day in Memphis. But since I had a glossy new card, …
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As the Lowe’s truck drove away, I was left with bag after bag of black gravel, shrink-wrapped on pallets and a good deal larger than I had pictured in my head. These rocks are but the latest adventure in my story that began, the way these things do, with a television commercial. The same one …
How long does it take to fill three 50-gallon rain barrels?One rainy day in Houston, it seems. I’ll get to that.But before I tell you about the barrels, you should know something about the man who installed them.I have never claimed to be handy. I can change a light bulb (if someone holds the ladder), …
🎉 36 years. Happy, grateful, and full of love for every single one of you. Monday, June 1st marks our 36th year in business. I’ve been out walking this morning, turning that number over in my head, and wondering how we ever even made it through those first five years. They say those are the …
But blurry vision turned out to be the least of my problems. That verdict came from a higher authority, Dr. TWWNCBUIP (also known as the wife) who delivered her diagnosis with the cheerful certainty of someone who has already looked up the answer. The prescription: a full-body tune-up, and no appeals would be entertained. The …
You guessed it. I was at the Paul McCartney show last week. It had been more than twenty years since I’d last seen him live, and I’m happy to report that the man, much like me, hasn’t aged. Unlike me, though, he still remembers every word to every song. We should all have that kind …
The “fun car,” as TWWNCBUIP calls it (I just call it Silver, as in Hi Ho), has finally left the garage to get road-ready again. For years it sat quietly collecting dust while every shiny new car claimed the VIP parking space in our garage. Now it is with JTMWCFA (Jeff, the Man Who Can …
Last week, I was living the high life. Birthday boy. Man of the hour. Poolside in Las Vegas, where the sun can be broiling but they think of everything, even iced towels to cool you down. My drinks came dressed with flowers, and I was lounging under my palm tree with an iced towel, reading …
Just the other night, I was thinking about how some folks have told me they missed my little stories in these emails. A few of them even said they thought I was funny. So I brought this up while TWWNCBUIP and I were in front of the TV enjoying the latest rerun of Everybody Loves Raymond, …
Behind the red door… Way, way, way back…all the way back to the 1990’s McGonigel’s Mucky Duck opened in a simple concrete building with a red door. The stories behind that red door are many, some I’ve told, some should remain untold. Some are funny, some are sad, some just give paws…. So why red? …
