Today I go to visit my father ...hang out time with the old man is generally pretty cool. Last Veterans day he was asked to present a shadow box for his service in Vietnam at his church. He did it hesitantly...he's always been very tight lipped about his service and I quote "I built orphanges" is his standard response to what he did there. However ( Read more... )

32 years of nomadism has brought me back to my hometown. Not sure how I feel about that but things are certainly interesting. There's an enormous smattering of odd characters around me here. Loads of those people I'm related to..which can be overwhelming based on their clan like properties. Good southern grace taught by momma has kept me behaving ( ( Read more... )