Category Archives: Life Is Weird

Many of the employees at the car wash spoke Spanish. Russ, my boss, didn’t. He got around this difficulty by yelling at the top of his voice and leaving out a lot of words. He’d hand a towel to one … Continue reading →

After I graduated from high school, I needed a job to earn money for college in the fall but wasn’t all that excited about finding one. My dad wasn’t one to wait, so he found one for me — at … Continue reading →

I strolled to the park one recent evening to see a fireworks show. My path took me past the high school tennis courts. Two guys and a girl were casually volleying back and forth on the court furthest from the … Continue reading →

The way I remember things doesn’t always have a lot in common with the way things actually happened. I might have my facts mixed up. I might “remember” things that I only heard about. But I’m not sure it really … Continue reading →

Not long after we were married, friends gave us their old microwave oven. It was a beast of a thing, almost large enough to cook a turkey. We kept it for years. I used to joke that it was the … Continue reading →