Gas Station
I’m probably 15 or 16 years old, riding around the metropolis of Saraland, Alabama, with two guys I knew from […]
Life
Managing Expectations
I tell my wife and daughters all the time to manage their expectations. Whether it’s a new job, new boyfriend,
Life
Russian Gasoline
My translator’s mother, who had a broken leg at the time, hops into the small Russian made car, which looks
Life
Never Rescue Frogs (They’re Evil)
I am sitting on the couch in the lobby of our local gym because I rescued a frog. Now, normally,
Not a Singer
At the end of the year in elementary school, the band teacher at the middle school arrived to test us,
Life
Hello New Zealand
My dad is on the top of a 40-foot pine tree next to our house, but it’s okay. No, really.
Life
Tunnel Vision
There were no signs warning me not to drive into the tunnel with an empty gas tank. I was driving
Life
The Russian Lesson
In the next room, I hear the unmistakable chatter of a foreign language. Actually, I hear my bride, Inna, speaking
Life
Living on Russian Time
Ivan Ivanov (not his real name) was a pretty important person in his little town in Russia and was involved
Chapter Endings
Also: One day at a time… At the time, I thought the years (actually only six weeks) that I had