Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
I once went fishing with my father. He wanted to put in at the Portage river, which is west of Sandusky, and try for walleye. It was to be a special day in that he was taking a day off of work, and pulling me out of high school, for the day. It was a … Read more
In all those early years of boating with my father, we never had fun with the boats, other than fishing. Fishing is fun for some, but it’s boring and smelly and boring for others. Ultimately it’s disappointing, too, because you rarely get all the fish you wanted to catch. The boats were a vehicle to … Read more
Longtime readers know that I’ve been teaching myself to swim. This continues, and is improving. I almost feel like I can swim, now. But that’s only part of the reason to go to the pool. There was a life saving class underway this past weekend while I swam. Twenty teenagers were there for the lesson, … Read more
Or better still, what’s behind a name? I have had a nickname that has been with me for quite a while. It’s not a bad one, but lingers as an acronym of the original, so when an old friend mentions it in front of a new friend, it has to be explained. It’s difficult to … Read more
My efforts with Total Immersion swimming are slowly paying off. The number of strokes it takes to go 50 yards is down by half, and I can actually feel the thrust, with little effort, when I get the mechanics correctly. People are still a little curious why I’m doing this now, at my age, and … Read more