NaBloPoMo: What sports did you play as a child?

I am participating in the NaBloPoMo challenge for May. It should be a fun one. It is titled: Play. Today’s topic is what sports did you play as a child? Truth be told I could play a mean game of jacks when I was a kid. I had my fair share of victories on the hopscotch court and […]

McDonalds and the working poor

It’s just after the lunch rush at McDonalds on a Friday in Wasilla, Alaska. Things are calming down for the small battalion of worker in various blues, oranges, pinks and collared shirts that make up the “free uniform” garb. I am sitting in the first booth, the one that is closest to the only plug […]

NaBloPoMo: Who wouldn’t you play with as a child?

I am participating in the NaBloPoMo challenge for May. It should be a fun one. It is titled: Play. The topic for today is: Who wouldn’t you play with as a child? I grew up in typical middle America in the heart of the iron belt along the Ohio River Valley. It was full of coal mines, trains […]