Category: Rooster Tales

Rooster Tales:Playing ‘Catch-up’, Not An Easy Task

January 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
Rooster Tales:Playing ‘Catch-up’, Not An Easy Task

It nearly feels surreal to once again poke one fat finger after another in attempts to make some sense once again, penning the Tales.  While normally being gone for thousands of miles at a time it is so difficult in keeping up with the Wausa News, unless of course you go to Josh’s website.  He [...]

Rooster Tales: Do You Want Fries With That

April 19, 2010 | 4 Comments
Rooster Tales: Do You Want Fries With That

Simplifying Perspectives: Another ‘slice of life’ with my * thrown in. Two engineering students were walking across a university campus when one said, “Where did you get such a great bike?” The second engineer replied, “Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw [...]

Rooster Tales: Gorgeous Gorges..Part I

March 31, 2010 | No Comments
Rooster Tales: Gorgeous Gorges..Part I

Way-way back in my elementary, junior, and senior high school Geography classes, I don’t ever recall acing any tests.  I don’t even remember discussing the subject, but somehow rest assured it wasn’t for the lack of teacher input.  I’d like to think we were handcuffed due to the lack of tools available to make Geography [...]

Rooster Tales: Before Teacher Contracts are Let

March 15, 2010 | No Comments
Rooster Tales: Before Teacher Contracts are Let

What Do Teachers Make? This was an interesting email received by one of our former teachers and coaches from many moons (can’t count them all) ago.  In fact he was your administrator, shop teacher, and my coach who led us to the very first undefeated football championship way back in 1961-62 season.  In his two [...]

Rooster Tales: DIARY of a Demented Snow Shoveler

March 10, 2010 | 3 Comments
Rooster Tales: DIARY of a Demented Snow Shoveler

Here’s  a humorous-read that perhaps anybody living above the Artic Circle (north of hwy 20), will enjoy.  You may even say, “Hey, been there, and I don’t want to do it again!” December 8 6:00 PM…It started to snow. The first snow of the season and  the wife and I took our cocktails and sat [...]