Wooden Spoons

Told to me before a dinner party...

I went to the kitchen store today and bought some new wooden spoons. 

I love wooden spoons...so simple, so useful, lovingly handcrafted, and universal in every kitchen. Over time, they absorb the flavors I love and take on a character all of their own. 

Is there anything more perfect that we humans use than a simple wooden spoon?

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Toe Jammin'

Tom and Vinny, the Toe Jam Puppet Band...
 

We've played in bar bands, and I've sung in a punk band. Zoos and libraries are where it's at...

 I love this so much, I've never going back...

Part of the Community

10 pm, on a summertime Tuesday night, Clemson, SC...






The desk work isn't all that great, but it's part of what I have to do.
















I'd rather be out helping people. I love feeling like part of the community.

Let's go catch some speeders...

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Bike Sale

In our town, there's a group of retired guys who fix up discarded bikes, selling them at community events to raise money for the local food pantry.

 

This particular sale took place in my front yard.

 



 One little bike had belonged to a young girl, now a teenager, who had learned to ride on the road in front of our house.

 
 And there was an elegant roadster, maybe 60 years old, that had been ridden to the post office daily by the woman at the other end of the street.

Sometimes it’s not the bikes that get old.