Author: daylerogers
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But I Really Want It–Now!
“She’s mooching again.” Debbie held a donut over her head. We have an extremely unhealthy habit here on weekends. We buy donuts. Not donuts from nationally famous brands. Lamar’s donuts. A Ft. Collins phenomena. Better than anything I’ve ever eaten. Melt-in-your mouth donuts that have your arteries screaming in protest and your taste buds floating…
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When Sharing Looks Snotty
“I’b god such a code. My dose is plugged ub ad I can’t stob sneezing.” My response when asked how I was feeling. The traveling crud has arrived. Every two years when we come out to Ft. Collins for our conference, the traveling crud joins us. It’s never had an open invitation to be a…
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Trash, Trinkets and Treasures–Which Is It?
There are things I participate in while in Colorado that I never do in Orlando. Perusing garage sales is high on that list. I don’t make time to go to neighborhoods to look at other people’s stuff back home. It makes me uncomfortable. It feels like I’m passing judgement on their taste or things when…
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Who Decides What We’re Worth?
I was stunned to read how Michelle Carte had encouraged her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, to commit suicide in 2014. Convicted of involuntary manslaughter, she could be sentenced to twenty years in prison. The American Civil Liberties Union has denounced the conviction, saying it violates her right to free speech. When is enough enough?…
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Too Many Cooks Make One Heck Of A Party
Celebrating men looks a lot different than celebrating women. Women get excited about flowers, fancy decorations and chocolate. Men are easy. Bacon. It makes everything better. And anything fried. That’s the manly way to eat. For Father’s Day, we had the privilege of having most our kids with us, except our son and his family.…
Tip of My Iceberg 