In a Gadda da Middle Age
My 40th high school reunion is closing in, and our favorite music from the days of our youth has been requested. This story from 2006 is about my favorite formative musical memory. I’m 52. There it is. I’ve said it out loud and it’s out of the way. At my advanced age, something tells me […]
Different Paths
My 40th high school reunion is coming up, and through the magic of Facebook, lots of old photos and names have surfaced, making us look back with a sentimental eye at a time when we didn’t have all these grownup responsibilities. That got me to thinking about one friend in particular. I think what happened […]
Mr. Halloween
It’s October, when orange is not only accepted as a valid decorating color, it is encouraged. Nowadays, we mainly stick to general fall decor, pumpkins and other fally paraphernalia, but that wasn’t always the case. Once upon a time, if you trick-or-treated at the Floyd house, you might have been scared away before you got […]
An Official’s Official
With all the ruckus over the replacement refs the past few weeks, thought I’d show another viewpoint. Mike and I have felt bad for the replacements. I’m sure most were men just trying to do their best, but thrown into a situation where they couldn’t win no matter what they did. Even the real NFL […]
Step Away from the Kidney
Both Mike and I worked at a hospital way back in the 70s. Then, transplants were rare and miraculous occurrences, only done at a few big medical centers. If a patient was diagnosed as needing a transplant, it was mentioned in grave, hushed tones. To us then, a transplant was somewhere out there in the […]
The Red Phantom
When Mike was in high school, he played basketball on the Wichita Falls High Coyote junior varsity team for a while. During one scrimmage the JV had with the varsity, Mike earned a nickname that lasted longer than his playing days. From out of the crowd of players under the basket, Mike came up with […]
Ed Goodgion Songs
Sometimes Life with Mike isn’t about Mike. It’s about people we’ve run into along the way, people who have left their imprint on us. That could be people at work, family, people at church, or just someone we happen to see at Wal-Mart. Recently, a group called the Gospelaires sang at church. They’re four men […]
Yearning for Old Cowboys
Once again, it’s football season. Mike watches — no matter who’s playing. He especially watches the Cowboys — no matter how they’re doing. He’s a better fan than me. In the playoffs last January, as we watched an Indianapolis Colts-Kansas City Chiefs game, and saw Dante Hall run a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown, […]
One Wall at a Time 