THE TOPLESS CAR WASH & A NO HITTER (#55): On Saturdays we always tried to raise money. We worked a deal with the local Krispy Kreme doughnut shop and got…
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ALPHA DELTA EPSILON (#54): My last three semesters at St. Petersburg Junior College (SPJC) were some of the most fun times of my life. No worries, no stress, no need…
THANK YOU! (#53): We are now more than halfway to the goal of 100 stories by the end of March. I have been accurately accused by one of the original…
PARK BANK VALENTINE’S DAY MASSACRE (#52): Thirty five years ago, on Valentine’s Day 1986, Park Bank was closed by federal and state regulators in what was then the biggest bank…
SAN MIGUEL WRITERS’ CONFERENCE QUINCEAÑERA (#51): HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY to all, but especially my wonderful and lovely wife, my good friend and fellow character John Bohnel and his lovely Margaret,…
CATHY’S POND & WATERFALL (#50): My first big splurge after we had furnished the house was a hot tub. Twenty five years later, it had seen a lot of use…
BLOOD, SWEAT, & TEARS (#49): Things didn’t always work out like I planned, and there were some serious injuries along the way. I am fortunate they weren’t worse. The first…
YOU CAN ALWAYS WORK WITH US! (#48): My first big project after Cathy sold her condo and moved permanently to Pass-a-grille was a new driveway. The old asphalt drive was…
BOX OF ROCKS & WALKING MY LOG (#47 ): It wan’t just Augusta bricks and hexagon sidewalk blocks that I collected. One weekend I found a big pile of old…
JUNGLE BOY MOVES 320 TONS (#46): My house was on the NE corner of Pass-a-grille (PAG) Way and 30th Avenue. You can see from the photo of the house under…