Author: Mike Bradley

In a hurry and slightly harried, taking a shortcut across a park to meet up with a friend and take a cab to LaGuardia I noticed by chance, a situation that so engaged me that I sat down on a bench to observe.  I was …

In boarding a small commuter airline plane, I found that I was sitting next to a somewhat attractive lady with long blond hair and a rather pensive look about her.  She was not particularly friendly as determined by her demeanor and the fact that she …

My first estate sale!  I am a new senior citizen so I am supposed to accompany my wife on these sojourns occasionally.  This is my first one and I am neither reluctant nor excited.  I am only present and accounted for. The U-shaped drive way …

Not long ago, I found myself inheriting twin boys from a cousin who could no longer take care of them.  The details of my inheritance are not important to this story as I am merely relating my experiences with the lads.          …

On a cold, rainy, October night, my brother and I were looking for a potential client’s home in the town of Riverside, Illinois. We were bidding on a remodeling job and were meeting with the clients to hopefully obtain a signature on a contract.  Riverside …

I am a “junkie” for Texas roadside, historical markers.  I try to stop and read each one I see.  This has not always been the case.  For most of my life, I was too busy, had too much on my mind, or in a hurry …

Several days ago, I was visiting with Santa, asking him what I might get my son-in-law for Christmas as I had drawn his name. During this conversation, I asked Santa if he would like to come over and bar-b-cue one evening. He said the elves …

America’s largest river travels from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, effectively cutting the country in half.  The Mississippi travels south and becomes wider, deeper and more treacherous as rivers join in to make the  Mississippi mighty. In central Louisiana, the Red River flows into …

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