Outside of Dickson Tennessee is where my grand parents lived (on the Yates side) until they died. Close to them was Yellow Creek, which holds a lot of history for me. It is where I first learned to sw… more →
Pop's PlaceJ.C. Yates wrote 5 months ago: Outside of Dickson Tennessee is where my grand parents lived (on the Yates side) until they died. Cl … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 5 months ago: Father’s day is a tough day for me. Not as much for the usual reason of missing your Dad, whic … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 1 year ago: Nana/Becky and I climbed to the top of Mt. Leconte the first of the month. It is about 5 1/2 miles … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 1 year ago: Driving in this morning, I had a small car zoom past me with a spoiler, pipes, the whirr sound of a … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 1 year ago: This past weekend was Father’s Day. And I realize I miss my Dad. We lost him 17 years ago to … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 1 year ago: Had the chance to camp for a night with 2 kids and 2 grand kids (a coming blog) last Friday. And it … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 1 year ago: Becky and I were in Fredericksburg the 17th and 18th of this month. It was a “combo” tr … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 1 year ago: Bryson, who is almost two, like to identify who owns things. “My big truck”, or “ … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: Not a dance. An “iRobot Intelligent FloorVac Robotic Vacuum”. She (my Mom, Juanita) has been talki … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: We are in New York this weekend, and having a terrific time. Becky really comes alive when she is h … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: I love playing with the grand kids. When we would visit Jason and Sandy and Madisan in Virginia, it … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: When I was younger, I had the ridiculous idea that I would be good at golf. I didn’t practice … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: Becky/Nana has a beautiful voice. She can really, really sing well. Solos in church, rock ‘n … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: I was sitting on the patio after my run the other morning, trying to cool down. I looked over at th … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: We spent this last Labor Day weekend in San Francisco. The original excuse was to see an Oakland A … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: If you want to hear Becky laugh, ask her about me using a motel door card key. I have problems with … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: I was at the “country” yesterday. The country is the term that represents the farm on w … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: One time when Nana and I were with Jason, Sandy, Madisan, and Braden, we were talking about the fact … more →
J.C. Yates wrote 2 years ago: I speared my brother once. With a real spear. But it was only because I was not a very good shot. … more →