Author: stevereece

My Next Plane Trip Will Be on a Train Nope. I can’t take it anymore. Even though plane travel is by far the safest and quickest mode of transportation, I’d rather walk or even crawl than get in a giant aluminum tube again filled with possibly diseased, nasty strangers. I don’t like driving to the […]

There Ought to be a Law, or Not… For the most part, most of us are good citizens and try to stay out of trouble with the law. No one wants to go through the hassle and embarrassment of going to jail, gathering bail money, and hiring an overpriced, underhanded lawyer. And don’t forget the […]

From Pony Express to Porch Pirates If I were able to travel back in history, I would set the date on my time machine to April 3, 1860. I’d then put the GPS on St. Joseph, Missouri and after landing in another world just before the Civil War, I’d apply for a job as a […]

The End Is Coming, but When? If you knew the world was to end tomorrow, what would you be doing tonight? Putting panic and hysteria aside, you are left with three sensible choices: praying, making survival preparations, or partying like it’s 1999. Nearly a quarter of the US population believes the world will end during […]

The Cold Hard Truth About Lies Everyone lies for so many different reasons it’s impossible to make a complete list. The most common motive for lying of course is avoiding punishment. Staying out of trouble is usually the primary motivator for big lies regardless of a person’s age. Like lies that help avoid a speeding […]

While most of us are still reeling from the effects of Christmas dinner, which came way too soon after that fine Thanksgiving dinner, it is now time to start thinking about another traditional meal for New Year’s Day. Around here folks say if you want to make a lot of coin during 2022, then you […]

Not of This World or Any Other If life exists only on Earth in this great, vast universe, that means we humanoids are as good as it gets. Now that’s a scary thought.Last year there were nearly 6,000 reported UFO sightings in North America. That comes to nearly 16 a day. UFOs are all over […]

Why’d the Chicken Cross Rumble Road? Why a little brown chicken crossed the road off exit 181 to live beneath a pear tree at the Rumble Road BP is still a mystery to all of us that knew and loved her. Sadly, she recently passed away, and in her memory, this is her story:Seven years […]

Our Hands, Everyday Miracles Look at your hands. Those things at the end of your arms that you give such little thought to. Your dexterous, agile, flexible, strong, and sensitive hands tell the story of your life whether they be gnarled and old, twisted, bruised and bumpy, or soft and manicured. They are always busy, […]

Life Is Taken One Step at a Time There are steps a man takes through life’s journey that are truly meaningful. Like when he walks up to receive a diploma, takes steps down an aisle with a bride, or steps up to face a judge.Neil Armstrong took a small step he famously called a leap […]