10/18/2024
This is a story that happened to me, David last summer. My wife, Jan and I were visiting relatives in the midwest. We were staying at my wife’s stepbrother’s house on a small farm. It was very hot. Somewhere in the 90’s. To cool off we went to the neighbors pool. Everyone went in for a swim. My wife’s stepneice, …
09/11/2024
My phone rings. I slide to Ignore. My phone rings again. I slide to Ignore. My phone rings yet again. I slide to Ignore. My phone rings. I answer my phone, I am very annoyed, “Can’t you take a fucking hint?” My niece Stacy replies, “But uncle Phil, you are my favorite uncle.” I laugh, […]
09/11/2024
After exhausting my welcome at my Aunt Maggie’s house, I was for- tunate enough to be extended an invitation to stay at my maternal Aunt and Uncle’s house in a nice, cozy part of Southern California (far enough from L.A.!). While attending one of Southern California’s better colleges near L.A, I am the just another […]