It has been said you are only as old as you feel. I’m not so certain about the validity of that statement. I overslept this morning, getting a late start. Judging by the hour I finally got out of… Continue reading

 It was pointed out that a great deal of the protest we are seeing today was the same as in the 1960’s. I would have to agree with that, I was there. I was there when the civil rights movement… Continue reading

 I am preoccupied this morning with thoughts from yesterday. I told myself, and others, I wouldn’t talk about it anymore. I didn’t say I wouldn’t be thinking about it. Now I’m wondering if I haven’t got caught up in a… Continue reading

 How has this come to be ? How is it acceptable to disrespect the national ensign, disrespect the national anthem, and disrespect the memories of our forefathers ? Regardless of any and all political affiliations, or lack thereof, how is… Continue reading

 Polarized is the word that sprang into my mind this morning. It does seem like we, as Americans, have become sharply divided. I’m struggling to understand just how this came about. Yes, it is the Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton… Continue reading

 There are moments in time when words can not express our feelings. I can write my thoughts, that is not so difficult, it is the expression of emotion that escapes me. I will be attending the memorial and graveside service… Continue reading

 My son and his wife are down from upstate New York to attend the viewing and funeral of his Aunt Joan. Hard to believe it has been a week already since Joan went to her final rest. A number of… Continue reading

 I spent a lot of years looking for Ben, and never found him. In what I can only describe as a moment of lucidity I realized a basic truth, Ben had passed away in 1990. Ben was my father. That… Continue reading

 I saw on the news that Toys R Us filed for chapter eleven bankruptcy. I’m no financial man, big business surely isn’t anything I have any experience with,  but it was reported they are 5 billion dollars in debt !… Continue reading

 Is it necessary to celebrate everything we agree with and condemn those things we don’t ? I read where the Congress has asked the President to condemn Nazi’s and white supremacists. Does that really require a document ? I mean… Continue reading