“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” — Matt Handle hurts worse than the head I, like many, grew up with those classic toys like trikes, wagons and bikes. We had a garage and basement filled…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last twenty years overseas!” —Matt Waiting in Line isn’t Easy Waiting in lines is becoming a thing of the past in some ways. I remember the long lines at the Bureau of Motor…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Splattered at Sporting Events Growing up with in a small-town with no Major League Baseball team nearby, it seemed that most people had to go to neighboring areas…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Y2K & Bath tubs Do you remember where you were at for Y2K? Remember? It was that great concern (that turned out to be nothing) for a cataclysmic…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Furry Christmas Gift I grew up shaking and checking my shoes that were stored outside in the garage, before putting them on during the winter time. Sometimes mice…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last twenty years overseas!” —Matt Potted, Artificial or Live After finishing up college, I got my first job not in a small town, but in Chicago and lived in the house of an…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Thick walls make good neighbors Neighborly relations are a blessing and challenge in any place one lives, as different expectations abound. It doesn’t help that we all have…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy in America has been intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Saying much without words I was at the perfect age when a new TV station came to our area of Indiana in the 1980s. My favorite thing 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 Moth Ball Cologne Do you try to make a statement by your clothes? As we live and travel overseas, one of the easiest ways to guess where a person…
“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 Front Porch Do you relax outside on a front porch or on a backyard deck? In the past in many Midwest communities, life took place on the front porch. …
“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 Goats & Spoiled Milk Have you ever said a word or phrase you would like to take back? Maybe better to ask if there is a sent e-mail or…
“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 Strange Substitutes Have you tried a strange substitute for an ingredient in a favorite dish? I think foodies call it “fusion” when you combine different styles 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 Who is the bigger baby? Preparing for the arrival of our baby was a big deal for me as a soon-to-be-father. The process was more perplexing since that delivery…
