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Bad Hair Day

By pwsadmin / November 8, 2022 / Comments Off

I slowly walked outside. My head hung low. Upon getting outside, I looked off into the distance and mumbled to myself, “Well, now I know my body can do that…” I stood there, staring off into the distance. “How did that happen? How come they weren’t prepared? I called and called. I told them over…

Rock Star

By pwsadmin / November 7, 2022 / Comments Off

I had to go play “Rock Star” today.Yeah, I’m a “Rock Star.”Some call me a “Super Star,” and I’ve even heard the term “Jukebox Hero.”I’m the “Lead Singer” and “Lead Guitarist” of the band—my band—The fans really come to hear me. Over One Hundred Thousand people had bought tickets to see my band and me.…

Heart Failure

By pwsadmin / November 6, 2022 / Comments Off

This Story takes place in the ’90s. I was in my late Teens or early Twenties, and with as many Doctors and specialists as I saw, this was bound to happen one day. I went to see a heart Doctor. They did a few tests on me. I remember that I had to wear a…

Bus Stop Battles

By pwsadmin / October 29, 2022 / Comments Off

—Another Bus Stop Story— The year was ’87.I was twelve years old.Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out was one of the more popular Nintendo Games, and all the kids played it. We would walk a quarter of a mile to the Bus Stop each day.We had to be there before 7:15 am. That’s when the bus would run.…

EMT and Jumper Cables

By pwsadmin / October 23, 2022 / Comments Off

Noon. The Local Dollar General. I loaded my Dawg Tommy into my vehicle and headed to Dollar General.What I needed wouldn’t take long. Just in and out. I pull into a parking spot, and the Older Lady in the car next to me pops open her hood.She looks to be in her ’60s and has…

Jerky

By pwsadmin / October 15, 2022 / Comments Off

Morning Time. The Gas Station. I know. It’s my second Journal Entry about “The Gas Station.” The Station has two Registers. One Employee at each Register. I’m standing at one Register, and a younger guy, in his twenties, is at the next Register.I notice that he is buying the High Dollar Beef Jerky.When I say…

A Tube of Toothpaste

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

Remember being ten years old? I do.I remember that all ten-year-olds are “Big Boys,” and all ten-year-olds should no longer wear a diaper. At ten, I was already embarrassed about having to wear a diaper.I knew my friends no longer wore diapers, and I felt I was less of a man since I had to…

Spina Bifida Awareness Month

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

The Month of October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. I would typically post personal stories of my struggles with Spina Bifida and how it has affected my life, on my private Facebook Page. But now I have this page. And that is exactly what I created this page for. So, for October, I’ll post a…

Music Genres

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

Country music is not my primary Genre of Music.Still, though, I listened to it. Still do, occasionally.My brothers introduced me to it as a kid. I have pictures, somewhere, of a younger me wearing a big Ol’ Cowboy Hat, complete with a Bolo Tie. Yep. I listened to Hank in those days. Because of the…

Spaghetti

By pwsadmin / September 30, 2022 / Comments Off

While Mom has been down with Shingles, I’ve tried to “Step-Up” and fill in with some of the Cooking and Cleaning.Papa is already a good cook and has done his part, but I wanted to fill in where I could. So, Spaghetti time! —Off to “The Pig” I went. First, I made Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce…