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

  I’ve got a feeling that we, as a nation, have gotten into somewhat of a rut. I base that more on what I have been writing about over the last fifteen years more than anything else. Mixed in with… Continue reading

  Once again I’m hearing about a school shooting. This time it was a young girl with a handgun. The “ban guns” people are screaming once again, insisting that will solve the problem. If no one has guns, no one… Continue reading

  It appears to me that we, as a society, have lost a bit of formality. Everything is getting casual. The way we greet each other, the manner in which we dress, and how we take our meals. Perhaps that… Continue reading

  We all have our own ideas, conceptions, misconceptions and perceptions of the world. When I was growing up I heard a lot about the people that “had money.” I came to understand that meant anyone that had a larger… Continue reading

  Well apparently some germs or a virus has gotten through my defenses. My wife has already purchased the ginger ale and chicken soup. I will not be rushing off to seek any professional services for what is a simple… Continue reading

  These are the things I remember from Christmas as a child. Ribbon candy in a big box. Hard candy, all stuck together in a bowl. Mixed nuts in a wooden bowl with the tools standing up in the center.… Continue reading

  With this latest nut job committing a murder on the street and his subsequent arrest I keep hearing about his manifesto. It’s a three page document explaining his position. It’s the ramblings of a madman, that’s what it is.… Continue reading

  All this mass communication sure can distort your vision of the world. I’m listening to the evening news and they are showing tweets and interviews of people applauding the guy that shot the CEO. Yes, celebrity personalities and everyday… Continue reading

  Just sharing a Christmas memory this morning, no deep thoughtful essay on the state of mankind or world politics. No philosophical thoughts concerning the existence of man. No, this morning I was just remembering a Christmas tradition from my… Continue reading