April Coker, Author

Category: Life

  • Feline Friday: Peepaw and the Cat

    My dad is the last person I ever expected to bond with a cat.  Some of my most memorable moments as a child are the ones where he flung a cat out the front door by the tail simply because the cat made the mistake of sampling Daddy’s supper plate.  Stray cats wanting only to…

  • Wise Wednesday: E-conundrum solved! (Thanks, Matt!)

    Today’s electronics are wonderful. I mean, who would have thought when the TV series “Star Trek” aired back in the 60’s that we would actually be using those very gadgets in real life only about 50 years later?   I remember watching “Star Trek” reruns after school, dreaming about a “communicator” that worked like a…

  • Mature Musings Monday: A Collector’s Realization

    I spent my 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s obtaining stuff.  First it was stuff for my apartment.  When I rented my first apartment I moved in with a bed, a hope chest, a drab bookshelf that leaned against the wall, and a laundry basket.  Thanks to Fingerhut, I was able to collect towels and cookware on…

  • Meaningless Drivel Monday: Random Labor Day Thoughts

    It’s a good day when all the socks in the laundry folding basket have mates. Wouldn’t you agree?  Yes, I am folding laundry on Labor Day.  And the hubster is working. And so is the son-in-law, so Daughter and I are home.  I fold laundry while she plays video games.  Nice, huh?  The good thing…

  • Wedded Life Wednesday: A Temporary Discombobulation

    I’ve been feeling sad the past couple of days, attributing it to my teacher’s soul feeling a bit left behind by the whole world going back to school.  Not that I really want to go to school myself, but there’s a weird feeling of restlessness and purpose-less-ness after thirty years of the August frenzy of…