Jason Alex |
Much of the time, of course, everything is a mess. Nothing turns out like you figured, and your best-laid plans all blow up in your face. But sometimes, just sometimes&well, take Jason Alex. Nine y...
Posted by Sam Payne on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:22:00 PST |
Recessional |
It was 1897, the Jubilee year of the reign of Queen Victoria, and England's great poets were expected to celebrate the frenzy of national flag-waving by putting pen to paper. That included Rudyard Kip...
Posted by Sam Payne on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:26:00 PST |
Sign on the Window--Fathers Day |
I've been thinking, appropriately enough I suppose, about my dad. Dad was a folk singer from Southern California. He was born to a family of business managers. They valued business management for b...
Posted by Sam Payne on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:48:00 PST |
Swimming Hole |
We had been to the swimming hole, my sons and I, dozens of timesI'd take them there in the dog days of summer. This time, it was early in the spring. But the day was warm, and we figured the still ...
Posted by Sam Payne on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:32:00 PST |
Happy Mother's Day |
My Mom was a fiddle player from California, and my earliest memory of her is the hazy image of looking up at her through the water of her folks' swimming pool, which I'd fallen into as a tiny kid. Sh...
Posted by Sam Payne on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:13:00 PST |
What You Can Take With You |
John Lott was my wife's grandfather. He moved to town when it was small, and while there's not much elbowroom there now, he managed to hang onto ten acres in the middle of it allthe eye of the storm...
Posted by Sam Payne on Mon, 07 May 2007 09:44:00 PST |
Tire Trouble |
I was late for a class. And then the tire blew. But just to my right, miracle of miracles, there was a muffler shop. Could they take a look? After all, as I said, I was late for a class. Five minut...
Posted by Sam Payne on Mon, 07 May 2007 09:48:00 PST |
Right Shoes For It |
When we were kids and dating, my wife and I would often go hiking in the foothills behind my hometown. Problem is, sometimes we wouldn't decide to go hiking until after I'd picked her up. Not knowin...
Posted by Sam Payne on Mon, 07 May 2007 09:51:00 PST |
Sometimes...Sometimes |
Much of the time, of course, everything is a mess. Nothing turns out like you figured, and your best laid plans all blow up in your face. But sometimes, just sometimes&well, take Jason Alex. Nine y...
Posted by Sam Payne on Mon, 07 May 2007 09:55:00 PST |
