I see a lot of people that have hobbies, which today is mostly called crafting. I suppose that is to distinguish those activities that actually create something as compared to simply collecting or admiring objects or things. I have… Continue reading

  Just heard on the news that Congress is struggling with a spending bill. Nothing new or exciting about that. What I was amused by is a provision in this contentious spending bill for the funding of a pickle ball… Continue reading

  Listening to the news yesterday for a little bit, didn’t really watch the entire broadcast as It can put a damper on the festivities, I refrained from writing about it. The thing was, I heard this reporter doing an… Continue reading

  I got up this morning, a Christmas miracle at my age, and grabbed that first cup of coffee. My wife got up earlier and had it ready. No little kids here, no pitty-patter of tiny feet. Morris, my cat… Continue reading

 Being Christmas eve my thoughts just naturally turn to the past. It’s a strange thing when those thoughts turn to something you really don’t even remember. And that is just the case this morning as I remember when Grandmother Bennett… Continue reading

  Starbucks workers go on strike. I keep hearing that in the news. I couldn’t care less what they do. They are people that have learned to make a cup of coffee. That’s how I see it. They are on… Continue reading

  Diversity is a wonderful thing, something to be celebrated, but there is a truth hidden within, not everyone is right. It’s something rarely mentioned, in fact avoided at all costs these days, but it is the truth. No one… Continue reading

  I’m struck by the fact that I’m expecting the fourth generation in my lifetime. What I mean by that is a great grandchild. Now I knew my own great grandfather quite well so you could say I will know… Continue reading

  There are times when I’m angry about things. I’m not always pleased with the way things are in the world. Everything can be so unfair, so hurtful and I feel marginalized. People are just mean. So I write my… Continue reading

  It was a question on Facebook. Did you reduce the number of Christmas cards you mailed this year due to the rising cost of stamps? I did not, but commented that next year may be an E-card Christmas! My… Continue reading