Stories

The Weinermobile

By pwsadmin / February 18, 2024 / Comments Off on The Weinermobile

I couldn’t believe it. There it was. I was in Awe. I was at Wal-Mart in Gardendale, Alabama, shopping.My Uncle had reminded me that it was time to start my Garden.I start by planting the seeds in pods and growing them indoors. Then, it’s Spring by the time they get ready to be planted outside…

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Scott Richards

By pwsadmin / February 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Scott Richards

Here in the South, we Love and Cherish our Local News Anchors.It may be the same where you live.We feel that they are one of us. On our side. Our Neighbor. Our Friend. Our Family. One of our Local News Anchors passed away today.From childhood until his retirement in 2014, “Scott Richards” of WBRC 6…

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Happy Valentines Day

By pwsadmin / February 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Happy Valentines Day

—Your Secret Admirer— I tell this story each Valentine’s Day.If you’ve been rejected, you’re not alone.Please note, though, that all Names have been changed. …To protect me. Many years ago, when I was young and in elementary school, each Valentine’s Day, students would bring Valentine’s Day cards for every other student in the classroom.So, if…

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The Reunion

By pwsadmin / February 13, 2024 / Comments Off on The Reunion

My Childhood friend, “Lou,” called me the other day to tell me about a Class Reunion—a thirty-year class reunion—and he asked if I wanted to go. I reminded him that my Senior Year was not spent at Fultondale, and I wasn’t sure if I was allowed to go. “Lou,” being the kind, caring friend that…

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Home Going

By pwsadmin / February 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Home Going

I took a deep breath and took my hat off before walking inside the Church.I knew it would be hard seeing her in the Casket.She was born in ’60. Just fifteen years older than me. The Ushers opened the door to the Chapel and welcomed me in.“Family to the left and friends to the right,”…

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The Sphincter Test

By pwsadmin / January 6, 2024 / Comments Off on The Sphincter Test

—The Sphincter Test— Here is another bit of information regarding Spina Bifida.—And I will try my best to keep this on an Adult Level. I’ll try. You may not know this, but one of God’s greatest creations on the Human Body is the Sphincter Muscle(s).I’ve read about them, and they’re amazing. Being born with Spina…

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A Bachelors Christmas – Final

By pwsadmin / January 2, 2024 / Comments Off on A Bachelors Christmas – Final

—A Bachelors Christmas Final— It was New Year’s Day 2013, and I was waiting to get discharged from Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. I had been brought to the Hospital by Ambulance on Christmas Day. I had several Infections in my body, including a bad Kidney Infection, and a White Blood Cell Count that was…

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A Bachelors Christmas Part 3

By pwsadmin / December 31, 2023 / Comments Off on A Bachelors Christmas Part 3

—A Bachelors Christmas Part 3— It was Christmas Day 2013, and I was in Huntsville Hospital. Much like the rest of America, I was supposed to have gone to my family’s House for Christmas Day. That wasn’t happening, though. I had several Infections in my body.A bad Kidney Infection being one.My White Blood Cell Count…

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A Bachelors Christmas Part 2

By pwsadmin / December 31, 2023 / Comments Off on A Bachelors Christmas Part 2

—A Bachelors Christmas Part 2— I woke up as the EMTs were taking me out of the Ambulance and taking me into the Hospital. In the Hospital, the Doctors and Nurses attended to me immediately. An X-ray was taken, as well as Urine and Blood. Talking required oxygen, and my oxygen was so poor at…

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A Bachelors Christmas

By pwsadmin / December 27, 2023 / Comments Off on A Bachelors Christmas

—A Bachelors Christmas— I admit that I had been drinking on this occasion.I was a bachelor, living alone, my house was empty, and it was Christmas Eve.On the table next to my couch was a three-foot-tall Christmas tree with lights that change color. That was my only Christmas Decorations.And…, I was a bit sad. I…

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