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It was not easy being a 30 year-old freshman living in a college dorm at East Tennessee State University.  My first semester there I was in a room by myself, but I was relatively lonely.  The dorm room was small even for one person, and there was not much of a view.  The dorm room… Read more

I played sports when I was a kid: football, basketball, and baseball.  Even though I tried baseball it did not quite work out.  I was not the most athletic kid around, yet somehow I must have looked the part.  Even in Middle School when we played kickball in the gym, the other kids would back… Read more

Today Crystal and I went to see the movie, “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood”.  Crystal and I both enjoyed the film immensely: it had humor, some action, yet it was sad at times.  Tom Hanks, one of my favorite actors, portrayed Mr. Fred Rogers; Fred is also lovingly known as Mr. Rogers in case… Read more

Sometimes I wonder if I were meant to be a star; an actor, singer, musician or just someone famous.  Why do I say this you might be wondering? Well, there have been times I was treated like a celebrity.  Now, I am not trying to brag or anything, believe me, but I am going to… Read more

What do you do when you wake up from having a weird or bad dream?  Personally, I wake up for about a minute then fall back asleep only to dream another weird or bad dream; occasionally weird and bad coincide. I find it interesting that I can have dreams about a topic of discussion I… Read more

Fall is my favorite time of year: it is suppose to be cooler, the scenery is gorgeous against the blue sky, and I believe there is excitement of the oncoming days of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  Now that I am a little less than a year from turning 50 years of age, I want to… Read more

It was the summer of 1994, and I was in Creedmore, NC and had drawn a bull named Black Jack in the amateur round. I had to ride without a protective vest and chaps because I could not afford them, and no one wanted to loan me their vest, so I rode without one.  All… Read more

Of course there are some things in life I find intriguing: UNC sports, ETSU sports, sports in general, ice cream, Spider Man kisses with my wife, cinnamon rolls, the prospect of being a father, and especially my Father in heaven, and Pop who is in heaven.  Crystal and I have been trying to have a… Read more

The more I look down at my hands, the more I contemplate why I got bones tattooed on them.  I know in my eyes, heart and soul I did not get bones tattooed on my hands to represent death; I have never said nor implied that.  Perhaps my hand tattoos are not Biblically correct, but… Read more

Well, hello there!  It has been so long since I have posted an entry, this almost feels like the first time.  A lot has happened since my last entry, and I am sure a lot has probably happened in your life as well.  It is funny how some things change, yet some things stay the… Read more