10/18/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “What Do You Make of That” Chapter 68 By Bruce Williams I recently watched our dog Clark licking his balls, then moving on with his considerable tongue to Jack’s bare feet right after his 6th-period basketball class.  After getting up to use the restroom, I came back into the…

10/11/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Life After Facebook” Chapter 67 By Bruce Williams So Facebook was down for half a day or so last week.  Rumors spread around the internet of a hack, possible permanent code damage, employees locked out of headquarters on the way to fix the mess, etc.  It got me to…

10/4/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “The Mariners” Chapter 66 By Bruce Williams “I wanna say one more thing to all the fans out here—this coming week we want to fill every seat possible!  Keep coming out, keep supporting—we can’t do this without you guys and we appreciate everything and we love you guys!” —A…

9/27/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “The Group Page” Chapter 65 By Bruce Williams I belong to several group pages on Facebook—most of them local sports teams-inspired, or with a science, news, comedic or political focus.  Two of them, though, represent factions of ruthless groups of people in places that you might least expect them—the…

9/20/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “The Quinoa” Chapter 64 By Bruce Williams Every family has their culinary favorites—the ones that get the kids’ feet eagerly pounding down the stairs when the chow bell gets rung (or more likely when they’re FaceTimed that dinner’s ready).  In our house I do most of the grilling:  burgers,…

9/13/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Junior High” Chapter 63 By Bruce Williams While taking my daughter to ‘Bulldog Day’ at her middle school—a sort of dry run for class schedules, corridor maps and locker combos—I was able to tour her new campus somewhat preoccupied by reflecting on my own junior high school experience (I…

8/23/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Five Brief Observations” Chapter 62 By Bruce Williams My dry cleaner’s beige Honda Odyssey van has two bullet holes on one side.  I know it’s his because it’s always parked right out front when I go to exchange my clothes.  The holes have been poorly puttied.  The first time…

8/16/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Family Vacation” Chapter 61 By Bruce Williams Going on vacation with your family is never quite what you expect.  There’s the anticipation and the build up while you’re deciding amongst all your options; the relief of having finally booked the hotel, airfare and car (if you need one); the…

8/2/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Our New Neighborhood” Chapter 59 By Bruce Williams We moved seven months ago into our new house, and slowly but surely we’ve acclimated ourselves to our new surroundings.  An even quieter and more private cul-de-sac than before, getting to know the new neighbors has been a slow and somewhat…

7/26/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” “Wild Waves” Chapter 58 By Bruce Williams My sister-in-law Sue invited us to Wild Waves—the region’s foremost water park—to commemorate my brother-in-law’s first birthday since his passing last year.  She had us outfitted with two cabanas—one generously provided for us Williamses while all the young adults and their friends…