Life as I live it

Seems these are what come to mind when we think of "outhouses". In yesterdays post I failed to mention the cute decor of the bathr...

We made a drive thru the Ozark National Forest today to take in the beautiful fall colors. We drove to Mountain View, Ar. and up hwy 5 to Ca...

Even tho I spend long hours in my truck, I seldom listen to the radio. Music is just not a big part of my life. That said, I would like to t...

I applied for my passport today. I plan to visit my son in Le Mans, France in the spring. If you know me then you know this is a big step fo...

I seem to be stuck in the dulldrums after coming out of a period of anger and depression. I swing into these moods from time to time and am ...

Yesterday while unloading 1/2 pints of school milk, I noticed the side of the carton asking kids to nominate their teacher for "Teacher...

The weather here the last couple of days have been horrible. Temps in the 70's with a light breeze. God, I hate it. I deplore having to ...

As I approached the restroom at the roadside park south of Gurdon, Ar. on I-30, I spotted a Roadtrek 190 B-class motorhome like the one in t...

As a long time reader of Countryside magazine , I have been hearing about the book , Five Acres and Independence, for a long time. It is ...

Seeing "the walker" a few days ago reminded me of this book. "A Walk Across America" by Peter Jenkins. Peter sets out wi...

For my 100th post I will tell you the "deer camp" story. While I neither own a gun nor hunt, I have been to my friends deer camp a...

Yesterday I made a nice little 600 mile trip from Little Rock to Fayetteville to Joplin,Mo. to Springfield, Mo. and back to Little Rock. It ...

Our "yard" that I deliver to in Texas is about 15 miles west of Texarkana on US82. We are just east of Lone Star Ammunition Plant...

Three years ago this December I failed my DOT physical because of sugar in my urine. I was sent to the doctor only to find out I had type 2 ...

Yesterday after exchanging a trailer at Camden, I headed across the state to Dumas to swap out their truck. It has been years since I travel...

As I work six days a week and never seem to meet anyone interesting, I start to wonder what I can do to "get a life". My run to Te...

Last week I made a run to Fayetteville with cream to a plant that makes Swanson tv dinners. They use the cream for batter and to make gravy....

For the past several years finding a can opener that will actually open a can has been a "crap shoot' at best. I am left-handed. No...

Ask me who my best friend is and I will say without hesitation that it is "Jimmy". I stopped by his place today and had a three h...

I was in a "funk" all last week and really couldn't think of anything positive to post. It all started last Monday (on my shor...