Atlas had a little boy that loved him. He was built by that boy and lived with him next to the city dump. The little boy didn’t live in a nice home because his parents were quite poor. But, he was blessed with a great imagination and used it to make his own toys. To […]

I have told this story many times. It illustrates the pinnacle of success I had achieved during my lofty real estate career: During October, many years ago, I was working in one of my trailer parks, as usual. Turning a corner behind the trailer, I almost got bitten by a mean, chained up dog. As […]

I found myself at an art show last week thinking about my father’s side of the family that lives in Possum Trot, Alabama. Art is all about contrast and I think that may be what sparked the memory. I was surrounded by the educated and well mannered art crowd and here I was thinking about […]

PREFACE: “Let’s Break Something” This is an exercise for the benefit of all the retirees that arrive in Florida from somewhere else. I have noticed the lost look on many of your faces and hope to assist you in this new chapter in your lives. In my art studio, I use the sound of breaking […]