Walt Kowalski was a grumpy old man who didn’t care much for anybody.Clint Eastwood directed, produced and starred in Gran Torino, a movie detailing Walt’s life as a bitter recently widowed Korean War veteran. He didn’t like his family who was after his money, the...
I TRIED IT for a week and that's all I could endure.All my teenage male peers were sloppy. I wasn't, but I wanted to fit in, so I decided to try their lifestyle. It wasn't easy. Piling dirty clothes on the floor, leaving food scraps on my bed, and allowing loose...
"Is there anything I can do for extra credit?"I considered the source and the question; one I had been asked quite a few times. Occasionally I consent, but most of the time I utter a simple "No." What I really want to say is, "If you would do what I disperse, you...
It was 2010 and Upstate South Carolina was expecting snow. My wife and I were visiting for the holidays and were excitedly anticipating a white Christmas. It had been forty-seven years since snow had graced the Upstate on Christmas Day.Most of Christmas day was rainy....
I don't remember the first one I attended, but I'm sure I couldn't see.Everyone loves a parade. From small towns to large cities, people come to watch bands, floats, clowns, tractors, horses, fire engines, and if it's a Christmas parade, Santa.Seeing the parade is...
REPUTATIONS ARE LIKE credit. Once ruined, restoring them is complicated.Greg was a distant cousin and rebel who was somewhat of an idol for seventies teenagers with rebellious tendencies. He was into the "hippie scene" complete with long hair, boots, beads, and a...
He sat across from his friend-the one having an affair with his wife. He didn’t know he knew, but he was about to.John raged when his wife confessed. He suspected something was awry but had no proof. That was before his friend’s wife caught them, exposing the whole...