I distinctly remember sitting at the head of the harbor on a cool evening thinking about the future. The time was quickly approaching for me to leave for Navy boot camp. High school was already a memory and the future… Continue reading

 Current events. It was something my teachers in school always impressed upon me. You need to know about current events.A good citizen is informed. You owe that to your country and your town. Read the paper and listen to the… Continue reading

 Yesterday I wrote some thoughts about taking care of the day, for the sake of the day. Later I was scrolling through my timeline  and the memories thing on Facebook popped up. I enjoy looking at them and seeing what… Continue reading

 There are times when we get so involved with what is going on around us we forget to pay attention to ourselves. At other times we just get self involved. I’m thinking I may have become more self involved than… Continue reading

 I wonder what it is going to take? I just know it is going to be something terrible and I fear lives will be lost. I have no idea how, where or when, but it is going to take something… Continue reading

 Both of my grandchildren now have Facebook accounts. Yes, we are friends. I’m not sure what made them join the ” old folks ” but here they are. Could it be that they are getting older? Humm, there’s a thought.… Continue reading

 I was scrolling down my Facebook page, or timeline,  whatever it is they call it, when I began reading this posting about a family practicing baseball. The writer began by commenting how nice she thought that was, a family playing… Continue reading

 Ever hear of a guy named Epicuris? Well, he was one of those old Greek philosophers. He just sat around thinking about stuff and saying thoughtful things to others. Seems like a great job to me. Do we have any… Continue reading

 You know you are getting older when your best stories are the ones you won’t repeat! You don’t want your children to know you were ever that foolish and the grandkids wouldn’t believe you anyway. Ah, but those stories are… Continue reading

 It was reported on the news that casino gambling reached a new all time high in Maryland. The revenue is just pouring in. It’s an economic boom. The same is expected with the legalization of recreational marijuana. A big revenue… Continue reading