Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Burning Santa
"Does your mother have a fireplace at her house?" Gary at The Agency asked me last week. "Yes, she does," I said. "Does she have fires in it?" he wanted to know. "Sometimes, she does," I said. A look of concern came onto Gary's face. "Don't have a fire on Christmas Eve," he said. "It'll burn Santa's...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
In the Snow
Since becoming a fan of the Baltimore Ravens, I had always wanted to be at a game the team played in the snow. I have been to every Ravens home game since the start of the 1998 National Football League Season. The weather had never cooperated in the form of a snowy game. Until Sunday, that is, when...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Man and Boy
On Monday, when I was tutoring Brian Gabber, Mrs. Gabber brought in a pickle jar for thirteen year old Brian to open. Brian tried to open the pickle jar to no avail. "Your turn," he said as he handed me the jar. I opened the pickle jar in a second. Mrs. Gabber smiled. "You're the man; he's the boy,"...
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
This and That...November 2013
Is it really December? Where have you gone, November? Heck, where has the whole year gone. You are only here for about another month, 2013. We still hardly know one another. I cannot believe how fast this year has gone by. # Adam, 27, and Andrew, 19, Blevins live down the street from me. The...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013
You're Old
"Do you remember Barry Sanders?" Brian Gabber asked me one time. Sanders was a hall of fame running back for the Detroit Lions from 1989-1998. "Yes, and I remember him playing," I said. "In fact, I was at his last game when the Lions played my Baltimore Ravens." "Whoa, you're old," the thirteen year...
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