Mostly conversations I have with myself to avoid arguments. My hope is that some of you will find something interesting or thought provoking. Scroll down and around, never know what I’ll be talking about. The only thing I have to… Continue reading

 It’s labor day. The unofficial end of summer. A day off. It’s a holiday created by congress in response to labor unions. Did you know that there have been labor unions since before the revolution? Yes, it’s a fact. Strikes… Continue reading

  “The quality of government can be judged by the extent to which morality pervades politics. If the politicians tend to observe morals, they constitute a healthy and sound society. If they disregard morals and tend to be short sighted and self-serving… Continue reading

  Saw a meme about something they are calling digital blackface. That’s what they are calling it if a white person posts a meme to express an emotion using a gif or meme of a black person. This is an… Continue reading

  Today I’m posting blog number 5000. That’s right, five thousand times I’ve written about something. My very first post was on August 19, 2010. That was exactly 5,115 days ago. So, I didn’t post one hundred and fifteen times… Continue reading

  I have done quite a bit of work on the family tree. It’s an interesting pastime made easy by today’s technology. Without Ancestry.com and the internet I surely wouldn’t have “discovered” as much as I have. I particularly enjoy… Continue reading

  Just another remembrance of my grandmother’s house. She always, and I mean always, had a pot of coffee on. That’s how she said that, the coffee is on. She had an electric percolator, a concession to the modern world… Continue reading

  Read an article about a Boston Red Sox player that was suspended for two days without pay for using a “anti-gay” slur. Reportedly he was being heckled throughout the game by this individual and he responded by calling him… Continue reading

 While many are busying claiming this or that, their heritage, as it is being called, I find myself on the outside of that. I make no claims on cultural heritage. I’m just an American. That’s how I view myself. I… Continue reading

  I’ve said it often enough, I’m not one much for fad or fashion. What I mean by that is that I’ve never been one to be much concerned with any of that. I think it is the result of… Continue reading