The road to Arkansas is a long way from Maryland but Americans are used to driving long distances to get where we are going. Hours of driving mean nothing to us. Some people drive hours just to get to work in the morning. We just listen to music or talk radio and enjoy the ride,…
Month: May 2022
The Family Next Door
One thing is for sure, our life is never boring. A few months ago a family moved into the house behind us. The house has been traditionally vacant except for rice planting and harvesting season. It is a typical Laos house with one room, a porch, and a kitchen that is very open to the…
(18) Dancing With The Dead
Arrival Driving hours on end, we finally arrived in Maryland and found our way to the shows. Unfortunately, arriving too late to participate in ‘Shakedown Street” sales. We did, however, make it in time for the show and found Shannon, Davey, Flea, and Queen Jane just in time to go into the concert with them….
(17) A Really Long Drive
Across Mexico to the US border While writing this, I looked on the internet to see how long the drive took from Guatemala to the US border, and it said 24+ hours. All I knew back then was I had lost track of time. It seemed to take forever. We drove, and slept, and drove,…
(16) The Mid 80’s Dodge Ram
“Bottle up and go!” – Tommy McClennan The Mothership The lawyer we hired to pay any bribes and help in addition to the sales of the van told us everything was ready. We could leave anytime. The van was a white, mid 80’s Dodge Ram with the addition of gold trim around the wheel wells…
Girl Scout Cookies
I’m offered one of two types of cookies, one that is shaped like cube covered in toasted coconut and the other is round with chocolate. I take the cube and pop it in my mouth. “Mmmm!” “I have other kinds, too.” The boy says. “I’m selling them for my sister. If she out sells the…