Category Archives: Stories

There was an NBA exhibition basketball game taking place next door in the YUM Center the weekend I was in Louisville. I thought nothing of it until later when a couple coworkers and I found ourselves riding the escalator in … Continue reading →

My table at dinner looked out on the sidewalk that runs outside the center field fence at Busch Stadium. I noticed a guy dressed all in red, with his face painted red, running back and forth. An hour later, when … Continue reading →

Last night, we drove into the city to see the band Chicago perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. We’d spent a lot of money on the concert tickets, and I didn’t want to risk being late, so we left home … Continue reading →

I knew before I headed for Texas for a conference that bad weather was predicted. It was overcast and cold when I landed. I drove from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to the Holiday Inn Express in Plano on dry roads. But … Continue reading →

We were planning on driving home from Arkansas on Monday. When the weather turned bad on the mountain, everything got moved up a day. But then we heard that a winter storm was due to hit central Illinois on Sunday … Continue reading →