April Coker, Author

Category: Life

  • You lucky dog

        After a couple of months in which we installed an air conditioner, bought new bedding, added homemade curtains (thanks, Bren!), and redecorated in my junky, gypsy-bohemian vibe, we are ready to get Miss Millie registered and retitled from Arizona to Texas.  The county tax office informed me that I would need to get…

  • Waiting your turn. . .

      The other day on the way to work I had to stop for a red light.  Only the red light wasn’t working.  It wasn’t even blinking.  Something had caused a power outage on that road and none of the lights were working. But amazingly, all the drivers on that four-lane intersection were able to…

  • Silly June Bugs. . .

    Whenever I get frustrated or wonder about the meaning of life–not so much anymore, not as much as when I was a brooding teenager  (I was emo before emo was cool–at least at home!)–I think of the lowly June bug.   You know which bug I’m talking about? It’s that fat little brown bug with…

  • It’s not IF, it’s WHEN (Part 2)

    In my last post I told you about my husband Jimmy’s love of motorcycles and how people always say, “It’s not if; it’s when you’re going to have an accident if you ride a motorcycle.”   Jimmy’s philosophy has always been that at least he would be doing something he loved.  After twenty- or maybe…

  • It’s Not If; It’s When (Part I)

    If you are a motorcyclist or motorcycle enthusiast, you’ve probably heard the phrase: “It’s not IF you’re going to be in an accident; it’s WHEN.” Jimmy’s first bike, a Honda 250 El Sonora The hubby has loved motorcycles since he was a kid when he borrowed a friend’s mini-bike and ran it through a neighbor’s…