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1/18/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 32 “The T-Bird Talon” By Bruce Williams My dream of a writing career began early, in high school, as I applied with a…

1/18/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 31 “Buffets” By Bruce Williams Anytime I’ve ever been to a buffet I’ve had a hard time pinning down the smell in the…

1/11/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 30 “Goodbye Old Friend” By Bruce Williams Tragedy struck our house on New Year’s Eve. Our dog, Ruby—an overweight and mischievous beagle of…

1/4/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 29 “The Dump” By Bruce Williams I’m not sure what it is about going to the dump that I love so much, but…

1/2/2021 Goodbye Rocky By Larry the SportsCat (Katlama, WA) Hi everyone, I know it’s been awhile since the SportsCat has checked in and it is with a heavy heart I…

12/28/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 28 “ B-U-T-T” (I promise) By Bruce Williams My two sisters and I all took piano lessons at our instructor Mai Lin’s house.…

12/21/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 27 “The Magic of Christmas” By Bruce Williams Christmas was always magical when I was a little kid. My older sister Lisa was…

12/17/2020 We’re all tired but we are also all competitors and we need to finish this thing we are in now. We have to stay positive, we have stay focused…

12/14/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 26 “My Top 5 Christmas Movies” By Bruce Williams Narrowing it down to just five favorite Christmas movies might seem easy on its…

12/7/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 26 “How the ’80’s Wrecked ’70’s Rock Bands” By Bruce Williams My wife and I have this ongoing debate—she loves all things ‘80’s;…

11/30/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 25 “Ads Shmads” By Bruce Williams I’m convinced corporate America doesn’t understand social media. For instance, Crest has a Facebook page. The toothpaste.…

11/23/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 24 “Puberty” By Bruce Williams Puberty has come unbeckoned to the Williams household in the form of greasy hair, pimples and body odor.…

11/16/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 23 “Our House” By Bruce Williams So, we’re putting our house of 15 years up for sale—cleaning out every cobwebbed corner, dejunking every…

11/9/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 22 “A Tough Talk” By Bruce Williams Recently, faced suddenly with the tragedy of a suicide in our family, I was stationed outside…

11/2/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 21 “Married Dates” By Bruce Williams When you have two kids and a dog, there’s not a lot of opportunities to get away…

10/30/2020 Statement of Support for Chris Reykdal The Eli Sports Network works hard to remain non-political and we do not take sides 99% of the time. This case happens to…

10/26/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 20 “Forced Pleasantries” By Bruce Williams I was waiting for an elevator not long ago (before face masks) and an attractive young woman…

10/19/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 19 “Dog Communication” By Bruce Williams Every pet owner has wished at one point or another that they could speak with their pet…

10/14/2020 Suddenly, after playing 4 years for UCLA as an All-American, played 13 years as a linebacker in the NFL for Dallas and San Francisco and is the only player…

10/12/2020 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 18 “Tchotchke-free Zones” By Bruce Williams As my wife puts out the Halloween decorations, I chuckle when she hovers around my chair trying…