CJ Woods III’s Story Archive

Nugget Knock

April 10, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

My eldest daughter’s text message began, “He’s fine but …” As any parent and grandparent can tell you, “He’s fine” is cancelled by “but” and is the worst start to any communication from a child or grandchild. I was able to read the rest of the message before my held … Read More

Have It Your Way

April 3, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

I met three friends at a diner for breakfast and noticed that the menu had a “55 Plus” section. Leaping at the chance to use my advanced years to financial advantage, I pointed at the menu and ordered what was written there. One of my friends, without looking at the … Read More

Kimmie Kon

March 27, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

I remember when I brought home from school a paper that had my name on it. My father saw what I had written — “Jon Woods” — and told me that I was to never again bring home anything on which I had not written my full name. It is … Read More

Special Olympics Pool Plunge

March 20, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

I hope that by the time you read this, Indiana will have whirled out of the eye of the Polar Vortex, but I do want to make another reference to a cold-weather activity that I was alerted to in an e-mail from my pool league operator: “A quick commercial time … Read More

Don’t Judge Me, Bro

March 13, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

The United States’ recent competition in the Winter Olympics highlighted the need for an informed and critical eye to assess the performance of the competitors. Our sojourn in Sochi produced 28 total medals, including 9 golds; the host nation collected the greatest total – 33 – with 13 golds. Though … Read More