I was pleased to see that the supreme court upheld the practice of offering a prayer before town meetings and other public assemblies. It was a close decision by a vote of 5 to 4. The majority opinion was that… Continue reading

I stumbled across this quote from John Wayne. ” A man has to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job. ” Well, you just can’t argue with the Duke. In reading that quote I began… Continue reading

I was inside yesterday afternoon and could find little on the television that was of interest. My wife noticed that the Maryland public television station was showing Elvis, Aloha from Hawaii. Elvis is always good so on it went. During… Continue reading

I know that happiness is our own responsibility. My happiness does depend upon me and that is just a fact of life. Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying, ” you are as about as happy as you decide to be.… Continue reading

This morning I am suffering from frustration ! I can’t stand it when I can’t seem to figure something out. This computer of mine is trying to test my patience for sure. It must be some sort of cyber revenge.… Continue reading

There have been a few occasions where I have found myself questioning. Did I say the right thing ? Is what I said somehow offensive or inappropriate ? And then my thought is, No, I don’t believe so, must be… Continue reading

Random thoughts and memories, that is what my title is and what I write about. The random thoughts part is not as difficult as writing the memories. I have found that my memories are more little snippets in time, rather… Continue reading

I have taken an interest in the family tree and collecting old photographs on those people. Some I have known and others I never met. Still others where born and died long before my time. I have a small collection… Continue reading

I have decided that we are as good at something as we believe ourselves to be. The first person we need to convince of our talent is, the first person,ourselves. That is something that I struggle with. I have seen… Continue reading

The headlines in the sporting world concerns the racist remarks of one guy named Sterling. He is the principal owner of the Clippers. A recording was released to the television program TMZ of his despicable ranting. Now, I do not… Continue reading