barstow – Mark Bruce, Writer

Life Without Women

I have lived with four women in my 68 years. None of them stuck around terribly long. The longest was the first wife, The Sweet One. She and I were together 7 years, mostly because we were both so busy that we didn’t get on one another’s nerves until the very end. Last year IContinue reading “Life Without Women”

The Little Blue House

I really think that some of you (all 30 of you) think I must run away from home for months when I don’t update this blog. Well, this time it actually happened. I found out in August that the VA would help me buy a home, despite the fact that I had to do aContinue reading “The Little Blue House”

How Nice To Meet Someone Who Knows What They’re Doing

The Little Black Pony refused to start. It was frustrating. I’d just spent $1451 on the beast to fix its ignition coils and other assorted problems. Now I turn the key and I get the same response as I got from my last girlfriend when I’d nudge her in the middle of the night. Nothing.Continue reading “How Nice To Meet Someone Who Knows What They’re Doing”