Scott's Blog

Shoes
I Almost Threw These Out
The hole opened up, but I kept walking. The things that poked through never actually hurt, but… you know. I put them in the trashcan once but pulled them out again. Somehow, I’ve developed an emotional...
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Three hat stories are better than one
I called Jay Bell, my good friend from “Bradenton-Fun—in-the-Sun-Baby, Florida,” to tell him the story of my lost hat. “You want hat stories?” he said. “I’ve got some good ones.” “I wanted to tell...
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Times Change
When I was mowing the grass as a kid and came across a beauty like this, I always ran over it, producing a satisfying spray of spores across the yard. These days, it’s more satisfying to leave it alone.
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We’re watching nest slowly empty
When we bought tickets, we had a kid going with us to “Minions: The Rise of Gru.” Technically, my daughter is a young adult, but she would’ve given my wife and me cover. I’d seen a preview of the movie....