Taking a personality test is an interesting experience. You find out that you are not alone. There is a whole segment of the population that is just like you. That can be either comforting or disconcerting, depending on your view of yourself. In my case, according to Personality Pathway’s Myers Briggs personality test, I am […]
Tire Tracks on Your Underwear
In this case, tire tracks on his underwear was not a euphemism. It was an accurate description. It was our 15th annual “guys golf weekend” and we needed to get out of town by 5:00 AM to make our eight o’clock tee time. We had just finished tying down and tarping Bill’s pickup when we […]
Looking Into A Mirror – Not Out The Window
“You can trust what he says, just don’t watch what he does.” It wasn’t a derogatory remark – it was an honest opinion. And the fact that it was expressed by a PGA club professional gave it validity. John and I played a fair amount of golf together until time commitments and changing work schedules […]
Standing on the Shoulders of Experts
“Most people work from the bottom up. You’re the only one I know who works from the top down.” I wasn’t sure it was a compliment or a criticism until he followed up with, “When I said my door was always open, you really didn’t think I meant it, did you?” I did – but he […]
Grandma Gone Wild
“I bet that cost you a pretty penny,” I said with a grin. “No Daddy, it cost you a pretty penny,” my daughter replied with an even bigger grin. The object we were referring to was a very expensive double BOB stroller that had caught my eye in my daughter’s garage. It appears that, unbeknownst […]
That Daughter of Mine
“I have heard that your first fall off of a horse may determine what kind of rider you will be.” I didn’t write that, my daughter Anna did. She continued: “My heart dropped as I watched Sally fall to the ground, but I knew I had to stand back and watch to see how she […]
Self-Centered, Certain, and Wrong
What I thought would be the most important event of the summer, my sixtieth birthday, turned out to be an afterthought. Starting off the chain of events that got in the way of my big day was the birth of our first grandson. He was named Dominic after his great-grandfather, although there was some discussion […]
A Smile and Other Unique Identifiers
I have always been known for my smile. It is a unique characteristic that has always distinguished me and occasionally benefited me. For example, in the 70s I was working long hours in a very remote area, and rarely got into town. On one of those infrequent trips, I stopped by a Bank of America […]