I was talking with my Mom when the subject of Grandmas came up. She, of course, has reached Great Grandmother status and so can speak expertly on the subject. My Mom was the youngest of ten children. She remarked to… Continue reading

Yesterday I hung a few more pictures in my gallery of ancestors and descendants. I have begun to concentrate them in the corner above my computer desk. They are close together and I rather like the effect. Makes me feel… Continue reading

I see an increasing trend to try to litigate our problems away. The latest example being the football players. They are saying it is a case of bullying. Well let’s jump on the bandwagon. Not too many years ago it… Continue reading

It has been this way for a while but I just thought about it. We no longer have to spin it, to listen to music. We did ever since Edison invented his wax discs. We had records, in four different… Continue reading

The name given to us by our parents effects who we are. At least I think it does. I got my fathers name, so become a junior. I was never called junior however, I was referred to as little. Even… Continue reading

At one time I took a course in sales. This course was taught by a psychologist. The title of the course was aptly named, the Psychology of the sale. The main theme was teaching you the five steps to the… Continue reading

There is talk here in Greensboro and in small towns across America of revitalizing the downtown area. The businesses once owned and operated by Mom and Pop are gone. The little shops unable to compete with the corporate giants. The… Continue reading

Today is Veterans day. On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour the armistice was signed. The war to end all wars was over. Except it didn’t last all that long. Germany wasn’t happy and wanted… Continue reading

For about two years I worked at Cunning Interiors on Main Street in East Hampton. I was an apprentice upholsterer using my G.I. benefits. I received a set amount of money every month I completed a set number of hours.… Continue reading

I have not listened to Billy Grahams final sermon. His family believes that it is going to be so anyway, and perhaps it will. I did listen to snippets of it and am anxious to hear more. I admit to… Continue reading