Some Folks Are Sandpaper – They Rub Against Your Grain Ed, my neighbor next door, was impressed to find out that we will be off to British Columbia for a two week holiday. Being a hunter Ed likes the idea of a…

The Unforgivable – Luke Warm Beer and Cold Coffee Ed, my neighbor next door, can be severely opinionated about anything and everything. He has more things that he considers just plain wrong than an official rule book. I think Ed missed his…

Don’t Share Your Favorite Fishing Spot or Your Bank Card Ed, my neighbor next door, has a problem with sharing anything that is valuable to him. Ed has told me, “Don’t disclose your good fishing spot. If you tell even one person,…

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up – Then You Cannot Be Disappointed Ed, my neighbor next door, had to rub it in. “You should never expect much. You get all excited and positive, and then things turn to sawdust on you.” For a…

Don’t Celebrate Your Birthday – Unless, You’re A Kid Ed, my neighbor next door, was griping the other day about being dragged to his aunt’s ninety-third birthday celebration. He said to me, “What is it with old people like you, that you…

With Big Name Pitchers, It Should Be Three Strikes & You’re Out!  Ed, my neighbor next door, has no patience for athletes who do not perform well. Word that the New York Yankees have made a $175 million dollar investment, in Japanese…

Trust What You Can See & Ignore What Is Promised Ed, my neighbor next door, saw me by my back door dismantling a bathroom cabinet a couple of days ago. He was smoking by his garage and hollered through his cigarette smoke;…

Too Many Choices Make the Water Dirty and Cloud Decision Making Ed, my neighbor next door, has been bombarded with too many choices lately. He is planning for his coming seeding time. He said that it used to be that a person…

You Cannot Change Disagreeable Weather and The Folks Who Annoy You the Most Ed, my neighbor next door, loves to go ice fishing, so I asked him how the fishing has been this winter. His reply surprised me. He said that he…

Don’t Get Mad – Get Even – Do To Others As They Do To You Ed, my neighbor next door, quotes scripture that suits his purposes. Ed really likes to repeat from the Bible, “An eye for an eye and a tooth…