I think most days a person goes through life doing what they believe is the right thing.  They don’t tarry to far from their belief systems or from their ethics.  But occasionally we all find ourselves in those situations where we have an out of body experience, so to speak.  We/… Read full post »

I think most days a person goes through life doing what they believe is the right thing.  They don’t tarry to far from their belief systems or from their ethics.  But occasionally we all find ourselves in those situations where we have an out of body experience, so to speak.  We/… Read full post »

In the 1960s there was movement of women who thought they were being treated unfairly. These women banned together to show that they were free from the bonds of men everywhere.  In their demonstrations these women would burn there undergarments signifying their release.  Now a day, stories/… Read full post »

Here’s to you working man!

You, bastard children of America’s rotting core.

And you, woman with child,

Who labors for the whole nine months.

Here’s to you middle class!

You disappearing culture of can do rough necks,

And to you blue collared specimen.

You forgotten class of gentlem… Read full post »

I was down at Starbucks having my daily dose of quick pick me up, a quadruple espresso full milk chocolate caramel hot venti latte, when I realized I had forgotten to turn the coffee pot off back home.  Jill, my off-and-on lover, had stayed with me the night before and without… Read full post »

                The threat of Global Warming had scared me enough.  It was November in Florida and it was still 90 degrees outside.  The weatherman and the newsman were both that Global Warming was to blame for/… Read full post »

            Up until now I had steered clear of most of the senior NCO’s. Sgt. Leigh was a senior NCO, and my platoon sergeant, but seemed to be a caring one, always buying drinks and asking questions about us, he even told us an occasional… Read full post »

                We tried to be as quiet as possible, as we drunkenly stumbled up the stairs.  Silently running into walls, tripping on our own feet, and silently yelling to keep quiet, trying our hardest not to awake anyo… Read full post »

                I quickly turned off the engine to my truck and sat in the driver seat, hands glued to the steering wheel.  I had pulled in to the Wal-Mart parking lot and parked in front of the hottest girl I knew; Chels… Read full post »

               The sun had just risen over the tops of the pines that spring morning.  Off in the distance you could hear a turkey call through the saw grass that surrounded the lake.  A squirrel quickly scampered away fr… Read full post »

               I thought the world was ending.  No one around me seemed to understand what was happening. I was scared, but I knew something had to be done.  So I took off running. I ran as hard as I could through the coo… Read full post »

              Let's face it, no one is perfect.  We have all burnt the pan while making biscuits and gravy and we have all fallen short in the day-to-day operations of our lives.  Whether it be a simple mistake or a huge mista… Read full post »

We woke up early that morning. “Welcome to North Carolina” Sgt. Leigh said.  “Home of the 82^nd Airborne, the pride of the Army!”

“And rednecks with bad attitudes,” I whispered to the man next to me.

“Thornton!” someone yelled.

“Aw crap&r… Read full post »

               Being from the deep south and having a thick southern drawl, it was hard for me to persuade girls that I was “new age.”  It seemed as if each time I talked about Global Warming, Peace in the Middle E… Read full post »

                The great outdoors has always been great place to be.  The peace and serenity of each morning is a feeling like no other.  If you have never woken up to the fog lifting over a lake, with the sun comin… Read full post »

            A few years back, while I was attending Pensacola Junior College, I met a strange individual.  I encountered this individual while patronizing the local Bad Ass Coffee house, which stands right across the street from the college.… Read full post »

                 Pensacola has long been known for three things: the beaches; fishing on the beaches; the girls on the beaches.  Despite the fact that the city of Pensacola itself is a historical city with a great he… Read full post »

              Bagels aren't the best breakfast; well actually they aren't the best anything.  So when my buddy Carson and I left the coffee shop we quickly finished our bagels(threw away the uneaten parts) and headed to Hardee's. &… Read full post »

                "Health food?" I questioned her. “You mean like little green stems and whole grain wheat?”

                My girlfriend Ji… Read full post »

             A while back, a buddy of mine met me at a bar, which I was leaving promptly after being taken back that they serve alcohol and not sarsaparillas (as I had thought).  We sat down at the bar and talked about life, love,… Read full post »

            For you plain, black coffee lovers out there, something fishy is happening in the world that you need to be aware is going on.  For decades, we stood by and let it happen.  Our coffee is being degraded, demoralized, and femi… Read full post »

            The Gordon Biersch Brewery is a fantastic place to visit.  It has two floors of seating, with the upstairs being more of the “party” section.  The restaurant/brewery is a fantastic place to eat and drink.  T… Read full post »

            Apart from being a college student, a tour guide, and a writer while in college, I was also a great detective.  Students from all around Tallahassee would find me at Kool Beanz Cafe and hire me to perform different jobs for them.… Read full post »