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The Night I Became a Barroom Legend
“I wish I could’ve done that! That guy’s a menace!” the bartender said. He set a fresh bottle of ice-cold Coors Light in front of me, adding, “This one’s on me!” I said “thanks” and smiled awkwardly, sitting alone in the corner next to the popcorn machine, whose level never noticeably changed but always seemed […]
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1200 Pound Dog with a Funny Bone
When it comes to dares, I’m short on smarts …and shorter on skill.
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Little 7-11 on the Prairie
From my cranial archives, filed under “WTF just happened?!” I was on my way home from work and stopped at 7-11 to grab a pack of cigarettes. Yes, lung-blackening, life-shortening tobacco. To you, perhaps, that’s the “WTF,” but wait, it gets better. This was a long time ago. You, my emphysema free reader, may not […]