Letter to Howard Johnson Family

September 19, 2018 To The Family of Howard N. Johnson I am hopeful this letter finds itself into the hands of the family of Howard Johnson. I was friends with and spent time with Howard in the Navy. Of all the guys I was stationed with in the Navy there were only 2 standouts and …

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Seasickness – A writer, I am not

First off, I'm TEN TIMES a better writer now than I was back in the early 1980's, and I have affirmations of that claim in the following true story.  But being TEN TIMES better still won't make me a good writer. I'll admit that at best that I'm fair...if that. Regardless, the following account is …

Boot Camp – Beginning to End

NOTE:  This story is about my time in boot camp from beginning to end as best as I can remember. The timelines may not be exact, in fact at times they may even be out of order, or appear to be out of order. For those events for which I have the date, I will …

Review: Katfish Kastle

Or "Katfish Heaven" might be more appropriate in this case. But before I describe my experience at this great catfish restaurant, there are a couple of things about the restaurant I'd like to share. First off, Katfish Kastle is located directly across the street from the Kream Kastle, an iconic Blytheville drive-in restaurant that is …

The Beat of the Drum

Mom taught me something about individuality as I grew up, and I passed it on to my daughter. She taught me to be ME.  She warned me, that as a teenager there were many influences and pressures that would bombard me such as alcohol, drugs, sex, social responsibility, and in general just being a good …