Not, not basses as in the fish, but basses as in those guys who sing parts lower than tenor and baritone. I don’t know if you’ve ever sang bass, but bass is the low male part, kind of the tuba of voices. As you might expect, basses sing notes that are on the aptly-named bass […]
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Category: stories
After I was back in the boat, the whole thing seemed pretty funny. In fact, it was downright hilarious. It was a total riot. Until I realized my wife might find out. Heather tends to try rushing me to the doctor if I so much as get a papercut, so it was my firm notion […]
Though I have repeatedly told my kids that there is no such thing as luck, my youngest daughter will still occasionally either make or give me something to take with me “for luck.” The current item, which I have carried with me now for two winters, is a buckeye. I used to wear a bead […]
My friends Jeyson has a funny way of telling stories. Not ha-ha funny, but peculiar funny. He starts with a brilliant opening that draws you in: “One time in college, me and Bill and Toby went hiking high in the mountains of Nepal.” Then he builds it up: “When we camped that night, we heard […]