Scrollizin'

My brother-in-law, Ray Franklin, always had the most unusual things happen to him, and met characters that could easily fill a book. He loved to talk about them and many of his experiences became inside jokes with me and the basis for much shared laughter.

On one of his many hospitalizations, Ray had an elderly black man as a roommate. As they talked together, he noticed that the man was writing a journal, of sorts. When Ray asked what he was doing, the old gentleman said, "I'm scrollizin'."

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"I'm writing down the story of my life, I'm scrollizin'."

I don't know how many times we shared a laugh when either of us was writing down something or filling out some form and said, "Don't bother me. I'm scrollizin'."

So in honor and remembrance of Ray Franklin, and an unknown black brother, I have named my blog, Samuel Scrollizin'.