Lord of the Castle

My wife was reading the directions while I drove us to the rehearsal brunch. When we turned onto the actual street, she informed me that my oldest daughter was already there and had called her and told her that the restaurant was ”on the right side” of the street! Really? And how does she know that?? [...]

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I sat at the breakfast table as long as I could watching Roberto eat. The longer I sat there, the less I felt like a heel. However, I was getting antsy. Then I had a good thought.  “I’m going to throw my paper plate in the trash and minimize their clean up.” So, I did that. [...]

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We are staying with some friends who recently moved to Nashville from LA, Roberto and Hope. Roberto made a great pancake and egg breakfast. The only problem is that my wife and I were supposed to be at the rehearsal brunch at 10:30. The brunch location is a 30 minute drive from their home. We started eating at 9:50.  [...]

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We drove back to the original freeway and resumed heading south. We found another exit named Old Hickory. However, we saw another one! I don’t understand! Who planned this city? We got off and within 1/4 mile, a sign said that Old Hickory made a 90 degree turn. We drove on Old Hickory as it [...]

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As we arrived in Nashville, we called the parents of the bride to get directions to their place so we could pick up our youngest daughter. “Get off at Old Hickory, turn left. When the road dead ends, make a right…” We turned left. After 10 minutes, I called her back. “Turn left, correct?” “Yes, [...]

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