Author Archives: tkcmo

Ernie Hager, a short-sized Cuban cigar rancher-type in his mid-40’s enjoys a sunny day at the local horse race. Willie Mays Hayes, railroad engineer struts down the aisle way with a corndog in his mouth while trying to balance the … Continue reading →

Scooter Harris slurps his diet coke while burping the rest of the cheeseburger. Half of the cheeseburger slides off the right side of his face with spots of mustard, ketchup, and ground beef grounds. “Scooter your wearing half of the … Continue reading →

Scooter Harris motors his dark blue 1969 Charger with white wall tires into the far side of the Devo Train Depot. Train intercom in the yard, “Oh no freight train coming down the salmon lead splits the rail and is headed … Continue reading →

Scooter Harris, Jr. a short, thick black-haired 5-year veteran conductor slides his baby-blue 1967 hard top mustang into a corner spot at the away from home terminal Sugar Mountain. Scooter Jr. pushes swiftly off his black leather seats while grabbing … Continue reading →

Mother; A nurturer of precious children of all ages. Matka; The rock and glue of the American family. La Madre; Transportational specialist who answers the call to Soccer games, kid’s birthday parties, baseball games and friend’s houses. Mutter; The family … Continue reading →

Scooter pulls his 1974 red and white Ford F100 pickup truck into the parking lot at CRSl’s Cradle depot. Scooter lets out a cloud of smoke from his truck as he rolls down the foggy window. He slides out of … Continue reading →

Rocket Richard- a tall white-haired thin man wearing blue jeans, a cowboy hat and a Dallas Cowboys jersey strolls into the depot wondering what work train he will work as a brakeman. Rocket has 35 years as a brakeman and … Continue reading →

Early Saturday morning on a cloudy day, Dana- a petite lady pulls her 1967 red Covair with white convertible top up our concrete driveway and stops in front of our house. The white house with green shutters stands out in … Continue reading →

Johnny Carver, a mid-sized tobacco chewing cowboy in his 20’s was excited because he was attending the Denvo Stock Show this cold breezy Saturday evening in January 2020. Also, his beautiful red-haired petite girlfriend named Carol Moore was going to … Continue reading →

The three railroaders, Scooter Harris- Conductor, Bubba Walsh- Engineer, and Rocket Richard- Brakeman were finishing up laying down rail along Main 1 track in Rubber Canyon. Rail Supervisor John Morris speaking on the train radio channel 70, “CRSL 6027 Conductor … Continue reading →

The northbound freight train carrying 30 gasoline, 25 diesel, 30 grain, and 40 inhalation hazard cars click and clack as they shift back and forth while sliding smoothly into the monument mountain siding. At the same time, Scooter Harris- conductor … Continue reading →

The railroad cars at the Bennix Yard at 36th Street in the intermodal facility on track 1 were cut by the mid-night yard crew. Suddenly six gasoline cars take off from the ones standing on the lead like a bat … Continue reading →

Over the intercom at the St. Petersburg airport, the voice says, “all flights will be cancelled today, and nobody should leave.” Passengers at the airport are frozen in disbelief and just stand in place staring at each other. The voice … Continue reading →

The night is still with the mountain range luminating as the fire rages on about 2 miles north of the double railroad tracks. The fire spreads north as well as east and west. In the distance from the east a … Continue reading →

In his dream at the 5-Star Tom Brady Hotel, Ed Cooper thought about how he and Broccolli Moon first met at grammar school at Poland Springs Elementary School. “Broccolli sat in school on his first day with a red bowtie, … Continue reading →

Lori and Stephen arrived in London, England on May 20, 2018, at Heathrow International Airport. We proceeded to take the London Underground, which is a train service to Leman Street Station in east London. We then walked about 1000 feet … Continue reading →

On October 26, 1999, my wife Lori and I found ourselves at Yankee Stadium in the evening where the New York Yankees were playing the Atlanta Braves for game 3 in the Major League Baseball World Series. By the 7th … Continue reading →

Ed, fell out of bed approximately 9:30 AM at the Maple Tree Winery. Two bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon were knocked off the nightstand as Ed rolled over and got up in a daze rocking back and forth. After dressing, Ed … Continue reading →

Broccolli, received surgery from the bullet wound in his shoulder a few months ago. Ed, his buddy showed up at Broccolli’s house with his 2021 Harley Davidson Road King in the fall of 2022. “Hey Broccelli, are you ready to … Continue reading →

The call comes early on a bright sunny morning in the summer of 2022. Ring, ring, ring, “get that damn loud phone Ed, it’s driving me crazy”. “Shut up Marge, I just answered the phone”. “Hello Ed, Broccolli here and … Continue reading →

John’s alarm clock beams loud like a firecracker in his ear. “What, I can’t hear, where am I? I am deaf like an old lady on roller skates who passes through a crossing as the policeman blows his whistle at … Continue reading →

The sun rises on a Thursday morning in the spring of 2022. All 6 players descend on court #3 at Colonial Preserve for an 8:30 AM court time for 2 hours. Bobby Frank, a short stocky actively working middle-aged dude … Continue reading →

Johnny Jenerette, a small boy in his early teens moved to Ped Rock, Colorado in 1998. Johnny’s father Hal was a concrete plant manager who received a promotion with Haligon Industries which had concrete plants all over the world. Johnny … Continue reading →

The winning coin flip at a football game whether high school or college can produce the momentum in a game where the winning team might never relinquish the lead and wins the game easily. Coin Flip The Indianapolis Colts had … Continue reading →

Mom and dad were married in St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church on the west side of Jersey City, NJ. The venue took place on a sunny day in the spring of 1954 with temperatures in the 70’s. The men came … Continue reading →

Bruce Springsteen’s song my hometown, utters, “son, take a look around, this is your home town”. He depicts a special place that’s in our hearts as well as what we remember. Growing up in a suburb of New York City … Continue reading →

I am having my 1984 maverick passing through North Carolina into “The Volunteer” state as stated on a billboard as I enter off route I- 40 on the way to a volunteer football game in early November. As I enter … Continue reading →

I find myself riding a big wave off Paia Beach in Maui with my surf board as I cut through the middle before it comes crashing down while I slide to the shoreline. Although, I’m not here. I take off … Continue reading →

Paul the next day told his wife Alice that he was going to try to walk again from 9485 Triemont Dr. to the Camel Town Center in Egret Preserve which is about a 2 mile walk. “Alice, I got my … Continue reading →

Paul, a light skinned man with a grey goat tee and jet black hair age 60 thinks he is bad to the bone. I am going out in the 80 degree sunny day in Terrelican Preserve, said Paul to his … Continue reading →