“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” – Matt Dental dilemmas Which type of medical appointment do you dread the most? Despite the rings and toys my childhood dentists gave me, I still dreaded the vulnerable and scary…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Walk Slowly Towards an Old Untold Story When was the last time you walked through an old barn or building? I always enjoy walking through an old barn, imagining…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Sports Page for Road Closures I assume most people check the sports section of the newspaper or a favorite website to get yesterday’s scores and know what to watch…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Twisting Truth In order to move overseas, it often requires much paperwork and waiting. Our paperwork process took 8 months, so I took a job as a substitute teacher…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” – Matt Collateral Curtain Costs How long do a good set of cloth curtains last? Our primary home curtains overseas are going on 20 years of age, surely faded a…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” — Matt Overplanning life One day my college roommate asked me, “Do you record the day and time you plan to clip your fingernails this week?” Since my youth, I…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” – Matt Silent Shabbiness It is not uncommon in any place in the world to be annoyed at times by how a property next door is being kept up. The neighbor’s…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Red & White Remember ever getting tingling, painful sunburn on your neck or back? I remember those years in Indiana where it seemed like spring weather would never come…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” – Matt Smelly Good Luck “Good luck” is seen differently by different people and different cultures. Despite horseshoes and rabbits’ feet, most small-town Americans are not excessively motivated or concerned about…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” – Matt Hand & Mouth I have a twenty-year old Chevy that looks like a baby Jeep-like vehicle that some call a “Barbie Jeep”. It is truly the runt of…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Guillotining Office Supplies I never hated English class in school when growing up, but never found any pleasure in grammar and punctuation either. I probably like to think that…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” — Matt More Beep than Bump In small-town America we enjoy watching people get around in all types of open air vehicles: bikes, golf carts, buggies, ATVs, motorcycles, etc. Car…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” – Matt Little Gas Tanks Aren’t Just for Barbecues Big propane tanks have dotted backyards in rural yards for years. All of us are looking for a cheap and reliable source…
