Rex Hunter's (otownsuperhero) Blog

Mind Shift - World Order Old mindsets die hard.  There is a time to shift from one belief to another but when is that time?  When is it a shift and when is it quitting?Earlier this week I spoke to the subject of quitting.A few years back, I was considering quitting the real estate business."Make ...

Looks Like We Made It - Barry ManilowThere was a time in my forties when I thought I was infallible, I could do no wrong.  It was a hot summer day when I discovered I had made a big mistake that jeopardized my marriage to Kathie.  I know.  What was I thinking?  I was driving around in an older Je...

Because You're Mine, I Walk The Line - Johnny CashIt was nineteen seventy something and I am attending Maitland Junior High School. I'm not sure how it happened but my Dad had run into the coach for the school's swim team and Dad signed me up for the team."Son", my Dad started, which was never fo...

Please, Please Me Do - The Beatles"You are too nice a guy, Rex." the manager at my office has told me on several occasions. I've heard this not only from her but from several people in both my personal and professional life."I'm just trying to get along and help out where I can." is often my repl...

And appetites a human vice I'm guilty of - MelanieIt's 1980 something and my new wife is once again indulging me by going to a concert at The Great Southern Music Hall."Who are we seeing?" Kathie asks as we make our way downtown to the concert."Melanie, I say while plugging in a cassette tape int...

I Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Was In - The First EditionIt's odd how it creeps up on you one day as if by magic, you notice that your double chin is starting to add an addition to the structure and that your towel you wrap around your body no longer wraps with the same amou...

It's one of those hot Florida summer days where no one should be outside much less working in the yard. I had started cutting back tree branches early in the morning but not so early as to tick off my neighbors. After three hours of trimming, cutting, and stuffing branches into garbage bags, I wa...