I’ve been called harsh, unempathetic, mean, cold, hard, and unfeeling. I remember when I thought my parents were like that. Oh, I wasn’t using those terms, those words I hadn’t learned just yet, but the thoughts where the same. I… Continue reading

 Well, here I go, offering my opinion on a touchy subject. In regard to Damar Hamlin and the tragedy that befell him. I can certainly understand why everyone is praying for him, sending well wishes, and are shocked. I am… Continue reading

 Didn’t write anything new yesterday morning. I, instead, reposted a blog I had written about five years ago. That was because the subject of that blog was once again on my mind. That subject was my great grand aunt Laura… Continue reading

  Man has marked the passage of time since the earliest of times. The evidence of that can be found on cave walls and in the most modern computer. The atomic clock marks that passage accurate to within one second… Continue reading

 I do not celebrate on New Year’s Eve. I honestly don’t remember the last time I did. I just don’t have the desire to do so. Seems like when Guy Lombardo left us the fun went out of the party.… Continue reading

 I decided to purchase a lottery ticket. Oh, I’ve bought them before, scratch offs and the mega-millions for a dollar or two. It’s always been an impulse buy. A lot of that stuff is designed in that way, especially the… Continue reading

 The ability to understand and share the feelings of others. That’s what the dictionary says empathy is. I understand that completely. It can be quite difficult at times to understand the feelings of others. When you don’t understand them, you… Continue reading

 Explaining the answers. That is what I feel like I’m doing at times. You can’t change the past or your reaction to that past. All you can is offer an explanation. I’m reminded of my short stay in Algebra one… Continue reading

 I was remembering the days when I went to work. Yes, that time in my life before I retired from all of that. It has been said do what you love, and you will never work a day in your… Continue reading

 To be resolute is to be determined. If you are determined, you are often described as stubborn. I certainly don’t want to be called stubborn so therefore I make no resolutions. Many will however, and then fail to keep that… Continue reading