I was in the army and came home on leave for a few weeks. I loved what I was doing, but the break would be nice. When I arrived at home there was no fanfare, parade, or family gathering. I told them I was just home for a little while and wanted to relax. My timing was not great for this leave. My brother and sister were away at college and mom was gone on a business trip. I came home and saw dad. We spent a couple days ha...

I was in the army and came home on leave for a few weeks. I loved what I was doing, but the break would be nice. When I arrived at home there was no fanfare, parade, or family gathering. I told them I was just home for a little while and wanted to relax. My timing was not great for this leave. My brother and sister were away at college and mom was gone on a business trip. I came home and saw dad. We spent a couple days ha...

As I continued to run, I noticed that my body started to get a little more toned and I could run a little farther each week. One night my daughter's friend was over and I was walking out of the house to go for my daily run. She looked at me with my running garb on and told me that the running agreed with me. I just looked at her and laughed. She then reminded me that she ran cross country and that an old man like me could...

It was 4 th of July last year Our entire neighborhood gets together to celebrate.  One of the neighbors invites everyone over to have a huge cookout.  It is more of a feast and adult beverages.  This year was great because all the kids that had grown up together were coming home from their first years at college.  The party starts about 2:00pm with everyone gathering and bringing something to share.  Mike had started his...