I will say it wasn’t unexpected. I will also say it was a relief. My grandson Mark was accepted into the Junior National Honor Society. We will be attending his induction this thursday evening. I am fairly bursting with pride.… Continue reading

Man has a way of labeling things. A method to describe something for others to understand. We have all heard of the dark ages. The dark ages were a bleak period in history. We associate them with diseases, pestilence and… Continue reading

Memorial day is the day to honor and remember those veterans that gave there life in battle. In the beginning it was wives of confederate soldiers that gathered to decorate the graves. Over the years it expanded to the north. After the war, the General… Continue reading

I have never been one to follow the crowd. I tend to exist on the fringe. I will rush in to join the crowd if I feel the need, but will quickly retreat as well. This is true of me… Continue reading

From time to time a restlessness comes over me. The spirit of my ancestors acting upon me. My ancestors immigrated from Germany and Sweden. They married into established families already here in America. One line were Whalers, chasing the big… Continue reading

An announcement has been made. Avowed homosexuals can now join the Boy Scouts. Adult leaders in the program cannot be homosexuals however. A puzzling decision. If this organization is going to affirm the right of the youth to be gay, why not… Continue reading

To live in anticipation is to live with disappointment. Expectations can be a heavy burden. Acceptance of the present, is the best path to happiness. Be glad for the day and you will be happy everyday. The desire for things… Continue reading

I was thinking about the person that won that powerball. I hear that if they take the cash option, after all is said and done, they would get a check for 236 million dollars. Not bad for a two dollar chance. But… Continue reading

We buried him on a Friday in a blue shirt. Friends and family gathered round, one more time. We gathered not to say goodbye, but to say, come with me. Through the tears a glow could be seen. Prisms of… Continue reading

We should use memories to learn, not to incite. That is a simple message but one yet to be learned by the majority. Occasionally I see stories on the television about moments in the civil rights struggle. All too often… Continue reading