Entries Tagged as 'True Story'
Makin' Chili
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were really craving some good chili. As she is still in college, and as I subsisted mostly on ramen noodles and Wendy’s during my years as a bachelor, neither of us is very well versed in the culinary arts. Between the two of us, we didn’t have [...]
The Refrigerator Incident
This weekend was one of those wonderful, extended weekends where everyone has Monday off. My wife and I therefore decided to host a cookout Monday here at our new home. Folks started showing up at about 2 in the afternoon, and stayed until about 2 in the morning. A wonderful day! When mealtime came, everyone [...]
Traffic Court
I’ve never been to traffic court before. However, I recently had the joy to be able to spend a large part of one of my days there. I got a ticket for an expired tag about a month ago (on a holiday, of course). Generally, I’ll just pay the ticket and be done with it, [...]
A Lesson in Perspective
Why are directions so hard to give? And so hard, when given, to understand? Meeting For Coffee “Sure, I’ll meet you at Starbucks,” I told my sister. I hate coffee, but I really wanted to spend some time with her before her weedding. “Which one are you guys at?” “Oh, the one up north, at [...]
