The Tarp Report

The photo of the boy reading the book is mine and ...

2012-06-03T17:01:00.056-04:00

The photo of the boy reading the book is mine and that is my son. Please either give credit to me as the photographer and my son Braxton or take down the photo. Thank you.

Angie Hill

2012-06-02T03:05:03.693-04:00

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Since no one has seen his eyes in decades, does it...

2012-05-31T09:11:33.556-04:00

Since no one has seen his eyes in decades, does it not make you think that there is a reason he keeps the glasses on? Personally I think it would be a pretty scary sight (no pun intended)!
Melaka

I took a class on Bob Dylan in college that made m...

2012-05-30T16:28:32.741-04:00

I took a class on Bob Dylan in college that made me appreciate him more than most do, I think. But this is just plain hilarious.

Thanks, Carrie, I feel exactly the same way! I enj...

2012-05-12T15:10:07.405-04:00

Thanks, Carrie, I feel exactly the same way! I enjoy that window into the daily lives of others as well. It's like a socially acceptable, guilt-free form of stalking. Of all the things that I thought would matter most to me in life, love of family is the one that continues to matter more and more, and everything else less and less. It's reassuring to know that most people come to the same conclusion.

I've been sitting here thinking about this as ...

2012-05-12T01:14:03.065-04:00

I've been sitting here thinking about this as I read your post. Life is busy and I don't get to read blog posts as often as I'd like to but I'm always fascinated when I do. It's like I'm a distant observer, looking through a small window, at all of these interesting lives so different from my own interesting life. It's also comforting somehow to notice common threads running through the bits and pieces of life that are saved and shared in print-- things I recognize and can relate to. Your love of your family and children in general is a good example. I've never given a presentation to a sales team and I may never get to Prophetstown, Illinois but I know what it's like to love a family. You have a good heart and it shows in your writing. I suppose that's why I enjoy reading what you have to say.

Okay, you make some valid points, Anonymous. In pa...

2012-04-30T00:55:05.693-04:00

Okay, you make some valid points, Anonymous. In particular I like the part where you call me a great writer. But my plea to my calf is really less about me and how fast I can or can't run, and more about the universal experience of declining physical prowess, and how we all think, "Oh, it's just a temporary injury" rather than, "I'm aging." But in any event I enjoyed your rant and I proudly support your first amendment rights.

your approaching 40 and can still crank out 6 min ...

2012-04-28T09:35:01.663-04:00

your approaching 40 and can still crank out 6 min miles ? !!! And your going to complain that your left calf says no to 5 min miles ? Dude, get some perspective here, your not gonna get any sympathy here from the 40+ and 50+ crowd. FEW of us can run an 8 minute mile for just one mile without our knees & joints screaming at us. Let alone that extra 40 lbs most of us lug around. And if I may excercise my 1st amendment right of free speech rant> That whole Gable/Brands/Iowa wrestling cult is whacked in the head. Their whole existance revolves around winning a freegin' wrestling match in their minds. Workout zombies all of 'em. But YOU are smarter than that so PLEASE be wise enough to just go for a walk if your calfs say NO to 5 or 6min mile runs. Your 40+, NOT 22. You have a REAL life, enjoy it while it lasts and please, please please don't sweat this small stuff. BEST to leave that whole Culver wrestling workout room madness where it belongs -- -in the PAST along with your glory days of 5 min miles.
By the way, YOU are a great writer, as such, the PEN has been mighter than the sword OR the takedown for milleniums so be proud. Imagine Terry Brands writing a paragraph about - anything ? LoL

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2012-04-24T04:57:17.961-04:00

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Sounds like a completely providential weekend trip...

2012-04-23T11:56:32.752-04:00

Sounds like a completely providential weekend trip!

wow, we have DeLorean events every year in august ...

2012-04-23T01:55:01.773-04:00

wow, we have DeLorean events every year in august when its not raining ....http://picasaweb.google.com/7thStreetPix/DeLoreansAttendBackToTheFuture#

Try extra hydration (drink more water)! This is th...

2012-04-18T22:51:21.862-04:00

Try extra hydration (drink more water)! This is the only thing that addresses leg cramping for me. I take a huge glass to bed with me and finish it off before I do my morning stretches in bed...otherwise, the calves cramp!

I just read your blog kind of serendipitously. I ...

2012-04-16T11:08:08.846-04:00

I just read your blog kind of serendipitously. I am an artist on the other side of America. I think you really focus on those 7 kids, and well you should! interesting to know about real people in that big city. Written from a small town. Check me out http://sedonaartist.blogspot.com

uh .. I like this :)) but, I envy you:p

2012-04-14T01:07:02.907-04:00

uh .. I like this :))
but, I envy you:p

Very perseptive boy...he'll be giving you a ru...

2012-04-04T10:01:32.100-04:00

Very perseptive boy...he'll be giving you a run for your money before you know it!

wrong the car is out of fiber glass

2012-04-03T00:19:17.096-04:00

wrong the car is out of fiber glass

wow best of luck though! i'm a big fan of yo...

2012-03-28T07:03:55.070-04:00

wow best of luck though!
i'm a big fan of your blog and if you could come to mine a leave a comment or two i'd be forever grateful! <3

Yes. Triplets.

2012-03-27T18:40:01.174-04:00

Yes. Triplets.

Perhaps you should have continued til you got a gi...

2012-03-27T16:03:55.455-04:00

Perhaps you should have continued til you got a girl. :)

Yes. I read in Children's Publishing for Dummi...

2012-03-22T13:09:19.597-04:00

Yes. I read in Children's Publishing for Dummies that you should keep as many copies as you can. So I did. Not enough to warrant a second printing, apparently.

2012-03-22T07:29:26.328-04:00

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I thought that I was the only one that thought thi...

2012-03-17T09:15:58.058-04:00

I thought that I was the only one that thought this...

I want it too. Team work? time share? let's ma...

2012-03-16T18:03:07.570-04:00

I want it too. Team work? time share? let's make a deal.

'Plant a Kiss' with that we can expect the...

2012-03-16T12:12:44.060-04:00

'Plant a Kiss' with that we can expect the story will be just as sweet.