by Tim “Howitzer” Howington I still remember it like it was yesterday. We lived a few block from the theatre and for some reason I went to the movies all by myself (a late movie at that). The movie was The Legend of Bogie Creek. Now to be honest I have never been a [...]
By Tim “Howitzer” Howington My son has been studying about Johnny Appleseed in his first grade history class. Some think that John was a fabled character who embodies the generous spirit of America. But, he was a real person. He was an entrepreneur type who loved his apple trees and made it his mission to [...]
By Tim “Howitzer” Howington One of the funniest things to observe as a manager is an employee who has convinced him or herself that they are indispensable. Now they may not have realized that they have positioned themselves that way. Or they may not even know how to spell it. But, it is obvious that [...]
By Tim ”Howitzer” Howington I have never been much of a politics guy. For some reason, I have always been content to follow from a distance. I like to know enough about what is going on so as not to be embarrassed out and about. Maybe it sources back to my getting elected to student council [...]
I was awakened at 1:30 am by the sickening, terrifying sound of a tree crashing to the ground outside my bedroom window. The main trunk of the decades-old oak tree missed our house by just a few feet. The force of the crash sent debris flying against the house. Hurricane Ike was making his [...]