August 24, 2024

It has been a busy summer for me and the world has spun out of control. At least it feels that way. I’ve stopped my daily posts and my posts have become few and far between. For those who read my blog regularly, I apologize. It’s not like I don’t have anything to write about. I just don’t seem to have the time. But the truth is I’ve fallen into the rabbit hole of daily living.  It’s much easier to Read more…

August 20, 2024 RIP Mr. Fly

Blaine Toney was my friend, although I never knew him by that name. He was always Mr. Fly. The phone book even listed him as M.R. Fly. Now he’s flying with the angels. He might laugh at that and say he’s running with the devil. But I know better. He’s with the angels now, and his mom is there to welcome him on his final journey. We were kids when we met all those years ago. His younger brother was Read more…

July 25, 2024 Close Call On The Water

Barrman stood in the middle of the pontoon boat and tried to relax. After all, it wasn’t his boat and he wasn’t the captain. But he still felt a tumble in his stomach while the 20-foot pontoon boat bounced in the wind and the waves. Christina Lake was rolling with a steady wind from the south. Ricky manned the helm and the rest of the bachelor party was rolling in the booze and celebration. Robin was getting married on the Read more…

June 1, 2024 Actionfest

Barrman, Kaydee, Cookster, Krispee, and Biker Girl rolled out of Barrman’s Westbank driveway and headed down the highway. The intrepid motorcyclists stared into the darkening sky and hoped for the best. In the distance, Barrman could see the rain fill the valley and he took a deep breath hoping to stay dry. The friends were on their machines together for the season’s first ride—the destination – Actionfest in Summerland. They accelerated south from Peachland and the sky got a little Read more…

May 28, 2024 What a long strange month it’s been

The stop sign was one I’ve stopped for a thousand times in the past eighteen years. Ninety percent of the time no cars came and I would stop, look both ways, and then go. Never an issue, it was almost second nature to stop, look, and go. Until the big Dodge was there when I never expected it.  I panicked and slammed the gas pedal down. I could outrun the trick coming at me at sixty kilometres an hour.  The Read more…

May 19, 2024 Grad Walk

The beautiful young lady stood beside me. I felt a surge of pride as I stared around, many others were sharing in the moment. That lady holding my arm is my little girl, my daughter, the love of my life. She’s not so little anymore. How could the last twelve years have gone so quickly?  After all these years she was passing on to the next stage in her life. She is graduating from high school. Hundreds of young graduates Read more…

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