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Well shit, I did it again. I overdid it. The trouble is, in my head I'm still 19. My body, on the other hand, is 62. In my zeal to get a little camp trailer remodeled and ready for a weekend in the mountains, I missed a chance to go away for a weekend in the mountains. Everything took longer ...
The American Dream: The unintended consequence of a 3-day drunken 4th of July party at my house
We are really lucky to live on the shore of a lake. It's beautiful most of the time and the wildlife is amazing. For 20 years or so, we held an annual event we dubbed Jam at the CAM. A two- or three-day party in my backyard with a stage, lights, sound system, we frequently had live cameras to the big ...
Have you ever been detained as a child? I was.
Have you ever been detained? I have, when I was a child. I spent a year and a half inside a facility for kids. I wasn't ripped from my mother's arms; they bullied her to sign the petition. It was as traumatic as you might think for a 12-year-old. It unequivocally wrecked me for years afterwards, with much therapy and ...
Residual Father’s Day Thoughts
What a wonderful day! I got to be alone at home for a little while, carving in wood out in the sunshine. I played some guitar. I played my Dad his song. I realized something. For a long time, I wondered if he would be proud of me. I realized I don't care anymore. Atlas has shrugged and the world is ...
Dear Daddy, what would you say to your Dad today if you could? What did your kids say to you?
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Click here for the lyrics This will be the eleventh year we have been posting this thread on Fark.com. It has become an amazing thing. It has been called "cathartic" by many. It's time to get it off your chest. Say the things you would have, could have, should have said... if only you could. ...
What’s the biggest bird you’ve ever seen?
What's the biggest bird you've ever seen in the wild? I live by the lake and it is like wild kingdom down there. We have huge herons and egrets and pelicans. Big birds, bigger than the biggest Thanksgiving birds, nearly six-foot-tall birds, some with seven-foot wing spans, all feeding in my yard and flying in my airspace. How cool is that? We ...