I have just a few photographs from my time in the Navy. It was in a time before we all carried a camera twenty four seven. I remember when some of us would have those 35mm cameras hanging from… Continue reading

  Being on Facebook is like being in a crowded room. Lots of people talking but you didn’t hear the start of the conversation. Then, trying to be sociable, it is social media, you attempt to join the discussion. The… Continue reading

  I was in the Navy for twenty years and retired from that job. That is what it was to me anyway, something I did to make a living and provide for the family. I’d like to tell you about… Continue reading

 There are various things people say about getting older. I’m certain you have heard quite a few. I’m told I should be grateful for getting this old as many have not had that privilege. Still, I’m not that old, only… Continue reading

 I was amused yesterday by someone leaving a comment on my Facebook posting. This individual, who I have no clue about and I’m certain that person doesn’t know me, attacked me for being honest. Yes, I was informed that I… Continue reading

  I didn’t listen to the vice presidential debate. I really don’t pay a lot of attention to that stuff, staged responses. I have heard that JD Vance has been declared the winner in opinion polls. I’ve heard that from… Continue reading

  There are those things we save for sentimental reasons. Then we have clutter, junk and I might need it some day stuff. Separating them can present a challenge. I have attempted to identify those items over the years with… Continue reading

  They say it comes in threes. Kris Kristofferson, Pete Rose and Dikembe Mutombo have all passed away. Three celebrities of some renown. I was quite familiar with the first two but had only heard the name of the third… Continue reading

  I often look at my “memories” page on Facebook, it is a feature I do enjoy. I’ll get a laugh or a smile about something I was saying a year or more ago. There is a recurring theme. I’m… Continue reading

  Have we lost all optimism? It really seems that way to me at times as I listen to the news. All I hear about are the injustices of the past. I hear how terrible everything was and how everyone… Continue reading