My sister in law is here visiting for the weekend. Always nice to have family around. As she was sitting in my living room she remarked how she enjoyed the fact that I do not change the pictures of the kids as… Continue reading

Atonement. Do you believe in atonement ? Are we bound to atone for our past transgressions in some way ? That is one of the central questions in  life. Yes, it is tied up with religion. All religions include some… Continue reading

Today I thought I would regale you all with a story from my Navy days. You see, guys being guys like to mess with each other and pick on the new guys. Today they would call it hazing and not… Continue reading

So I’m watching the news and listening to all the bad stuff going on in the world. A pretty typical day in America I would say. Stories about crime,corruption and the hot issues of the month. Then the sports come on. The… Continue reading

A new study has revealed we may be harming our children. How you ask ? By sending them to school too early in the morning, that’s how. They should be allowed to sleep in. Getting them up early to attend… Continue reading

We as Americans have to be some of the most spoiled people on the planet. I was listening to the news and they were talking about air travel. The sequestration had cut into the budget for air traffic controllers. There were… Continue reading

In light of recent discussions about issues facing the country I have done a lot of thinking. One thing seems to confuse me. Since when does tolerance mean approval ? It is my belief the two words mean entirely different… Continue reading

Yesterday we lost another icon. The great George Jones. A man who was larger than life. A man whose ,what can only be described as tumultuous life, is the stuff of legend. Whether or not you were a fan of his… Continue reading

On a short lane with the grandiose name, Park Avenue, stands the Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church of Greensboro and Marydel. How long this church has been there I do not know. It appears to be an older structure. The white paint is chipped… Continue reading

I have occasionally been accused of holding onto things. I’m not a hoarder but will admit to a reluctance to dispose of things prematurely. It would be wasteful and wrong to not keep it till its’ full potential has been realized. As a consequence I… Continue reading