With my house cracking apart, I was even more eager to get away this past weekend for some fresh air and the open road. So, Friday afternoon, I loaded-up the Miata and pointed her towards Rising Star, Texas, where I would meet my friend David Sylvester for some dove hunting. I’m not much of a hunter. [...]

A couple of months ago, some of the ceramic tiles in our breakfast area began to pop up suddenly. Kimberly happened to be working from home at the time and she said that when she first heard the popping, it was so loud she thought somebody was throwing rocks at the house. She ran to the [...]

Ever since my 20th high school reunion last year, I have been subscribed to receive registration notices from the Lanier High School reunion site. It was fun last year to watch the familiar names appear each day in my Inbox, but a few months ago, the Class of 1986 began to register in force and [...]

I have been getting strange, anonymous messages on my answering machine. “Dwarf planet, my ass!” the outraged caller says and then hangs up. David Sylvester has told me that he has been getting the same message. I miss Rob. I also miss the road. And even though Rob and I never travelled together, the two are connected for me. Rob taught [...]