Spring has sprung that grass has riz where last year’s careless driver is. – Burma Shave That is my old age test for you. If you remember Burma Shave signs then you are officially declared to be old. For you millennial whippersnappers Burma Shave was a shaving cream that you lathered on your face to … Read more
April is the welcome return of warm weather after the cold winter. Not sure how it started but April first became known as “April Fool’s Day.” A day when you try to fool others with foolish pranks. One the earliest I remember was to call my mother to come look at the robins on the … Read more
Happy birthday – to me, that is. The Old Foggie You see I was born on a long-ago day in March of 1933 – the day after St Patrick’s Day. I guess my Scotch/English mother held off so I wouldn’t be connected with the Irish. So that makes me about as old as dirt. What … Read more
I just couldn’t resist publishing on Valentine’s Day, in honor of all of us who treasure romance in our lives, including me. For those of you who don’t know this yet, the “stars” of my books are always cars. Then there’s my alter-ego “Charlie” who gets IN the car and gets himself into trouble . … Read more
I sure hope you and yours had a great holiday season with just enough food and visitors to make life feel jolly, some quiet moments that made it feel special, and, of course, that you remained safe on the roads! My goal is to help you start the brand new year with a “bang” by … Read more
Well Mike Nicholas is at it again. You don’t know Mike? He is the guy who spark plugs the Georgetown Colorado hill climb. (http://hotrodhillclimb.com) For you flatlanders and out of town folks and out of the country folks but hopefully on this earth folks, Georgetown is an old mining town just below the Continental Divide … Read more
Wow almost didn’t make it. It was a good thing that the Bootlegger Ford did! It is such a beautiful day today that I pulled up my chair outside the garage and watched the traffic at my neighbor’s garage sale. Sara joined me as I sat there drinking a very cold Coors. It started about the time … Read more
During the start-up phase of our medical electronic business, Sara and I drove coast to coast and border to border twice in one year. So what do you do you in the middle of Kansas on cruise control? You think about the people that you know and what fun it would be to write a … Read more