When 90% is all you get
I had neither shaved nor showered in 48 hours and the doctor who looked like John Grisham was telling me how he was going to stick a two-inch needle into my newborn’s spinal column....
Author: Brad Willis
Disconnected
A good friend recently told me, “Your blog sucks.” I took a small amount of umbrage. “It’s stale,” he said. “I demand new content.” I had to agree. I’m in one of those stupid...
I got nothin’
Maybe it’s the odd hours, the new noises, the tweaked schedule, but I really got nothin’. At all.
Touch the sun
I’m still getting used to the new normal around Mt. Otis and I’ve managed to let the day slip away without much in the way of writing. In lieu of anything substantive, here’s a...
Remember
Photo credit: I wish I knew. It’s been reposted on the internet so many times, I can’t find the original source. So, thanks.
Phriday phone pics
It’s no secret that the iPhone camera is just about the the only bad thing about the current generation of the device. As it is, the iPhone is like Marilyn Monroe with a goiter–almost...
Camp Fun
The wife and I were massaging the Google calendar for the next few months when she mentioned that Camp Fun started in June. I was immediately intrigued. The possibilities were endless. I pictured a...
It’s not for my nipples
“Call me when you leave the gym,” my wife said. “I’m not sure if I’m going to have time to pick up my prescription.” I was listening. I promise. Just not enough to ask...
Why Greenville, SC works: Reason #87
Occasionally I find something about my adopted hometown that I add to an ever growing list of reasons that make me happy I have chosen to raise my family here. I found another good...
Robert Paul Stephens cold case comes to end
God, it was hot. Baugh Road sat right on the edge of the Pickens and Anderson County line. Everything smelled burned and mosquitoes were swimming in the humid air. I was sweating into pair...
To my second son
There is a man in our neighborhood who walks his snake. When your mom and I first saw the guy, we thought he was carrying a rope or a white horseshoe draped over his...
New dads are allowed…
…one gratuitous photo gallery post after their kid is born. This is mine. I can’t promise I won’t continue writing on my continued attempts at being a decent dad, but I won’t spam you...
Dos makes it easy
There will be time for something verbose and mushy sometime later this week. For now, just let it be known that the kid known as Dos arrived last night at 10:16pm and weighed in...
The moms in my life
I’m fortunate enough to be able to celebrate Mother’s Day 2009 with both of the moms in my life. One helped make me who I am and the other helps me make sure I...