A week or so ago I realized that the four golf-cart batteries which I rely upon for storage of the small amount of electricity I use every day were fal…

Saturday afternoon a retired musical couple I've known for years hosted their monthly old-time music jam. I try to attend John and Marcia's jam, but so…

So I got the Word from a new friend today. “Larry, [blank] and I are rather private folks. I really strongly encourage you not to write about us on Fac…

This morning, while I waited for some sunlight to give some energy to my batteries, an incident from my checkered past occurred to me. I was eighteen y…

For the past couple of mornings (the afternoons are too hot to work), I've been working for and with a neighboring couple. Their property doesn't adjoi…

Late last night I was in bed, reclining against several pillows and completely engrossed in a book from the library. I didn't even notice the rather wa…

Is it some sort of possibly creepy idiosyncrasy that I so enjoy hearing music performed by sister duos who are half my age, performing cover versions o…

Thinking about the unpleasant and nasty things that have been happening on our planet during the past few decades can really bum you out. Here’s the fi…

Several apropos metaphors can be used to figuratively describe the burgeoning human population. The Elephant In The Room which everyone pretends to ign…

Here's a story from my Hannibal, Missouri days. I worked the graveyard shift at a convenience store. I had many late-night visitors to the station who …

I've been writing for many years. It's just a habit, and I enjoy any responses I might receive. When I was an adolescent my father discovered my hand-w…

Have you ever heard, or maybe played, one of those legendary Martin guitars from the early twentieth century? There was one model Martin built which th…