by B.L. Unkel | Jun 21, 2025 | Writing
As the saying goes, location is everything. That applies to some work excuses, too. Animals At least once every year, work took me to Alaska, where my corporate headquarters was located. I learned that Alaska and Texas are different in many ways. One of which...
by B.L. Unkel | Jun 14, 2025 | Writing
As I researched last week’s Did You Know “Urban” Is More Than A Metropolitan Area?, I couldn’t help but remember a story Dad told about following instructions. Dad 1 – Teacher 0 One time when he was in Junior High, Dad’s whole class got in trouble. To punish...
by B.L. Unkel | Jun 7, 2025 | Writing
Coming from a family of teachers, it’s not unusual to hear my nieces tell funny stories about something their students did or said. School may be out for the summer, but the stories continue. The Word Recently, one of my nieces told me a story about a couple of...