Tag Archives: Anecdote

The Incorrigible Hobbyist

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Stan Fine

“You outta get yourself a hobby.”  I knew my friend was just trying to be helpful when he recently spoke those words to me.  “Yeah, right,” I replied but as is sometimes the case and after some meaningless words are … Continue reading →

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This is Not Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Stan Fine

I am convinced that the world has become far too complicated for me.  I recently bought a new truck and there were pages of options and packages to consider and when, and only when, I finished scrutinizing each item’s description … Continue reading →

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Earthquake Parties

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Stan Fine

Did you hear the one about the “Earthquake Party?”  No, well until just recently neither had I.  Earthquake party, what in the world is an earthquake party you might ask.  Well, it just so happens that you’ve come to the … Continue reading →

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Little Goat Songs

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Stan Fine

Marilyn Carnell grew up in the small Southwest Missouri Ozark town of Pineville.  She and her sister Zella knew just about everyone in the town of seven hundred or so people and many of the residents were, in some way … Continue reading →

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I Can See China

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Stan Fine

There was absolutely no question in Mike’s mind that any fair-minded mother of a four-year-old would overlook her previous admonishment for crossing the street if there was an opportunity to see China.  In fact, when Mike’s older brother, Gary later … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Want to Be a Cowgirl

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Stan Fine

There are many things which can prevent six-year-old girls from falling asleep at night; monsters under the bed, thunderstorms and of course the first day of school.  Retha, a six-year-old girl living on a spot of land in Southwest Missouri … Continue reading →

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Fred, The Golf Course Squirrel

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Stan Fine

Using my clean hand, I wiped off my golf cart’s seat.  Once certain the dirt once there was now on the palm of my hand I drove the cart the short distance which separated my property from that of the … Continue reading →

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I’ll Work for Cliff

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Stan Fine

As Larry sat in his office mulling over stacks and stacks of paperwork his attention was directed toward the office doorway when he heard the sound of movement coming from the other side of, and just beyond, his large wooden … Continue reading →

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I Say, Where’s the Fire?

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Stan Fine

The 1962 school year had ended and the arrival of the first day of June ushered in the start of the soon to come hot summer days in Noel.  Noel, Missouri, a small town located deep within the Ozarks of … Continue reading →

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When the Whistle Blows

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Stan Fine

A new and exciting era was ushered in when the Union Pacific and Cen tral Pacific’s railroad tracks came together on May 10, 1869 in Promontory Summit, Utah.  When the sledge hammer drove that great golden spike into the metal … Continue reading →

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