MY UNCLE, MY BUDDY DALE McGINNIS             Dale was two years older than me, but we grew up pretty much as brothers, often in the same household. As kids we did almost everything, from backyard baseball to stealing Grandpa’s cigarettes, together. Our ways parted a bit in Junior High School, partly because my Mom placed…

A Peculiar Experience      While my wife Mari shops at Trader Joe’s on Sundays, I sit outside of a local bagel place and watch the people. I even talk to some passers-by. Every now and then I fellow walks by looking for a handout. I generally carry a few bucks in plastic baggies just for…