My holiday decorating has begun. The outside lighting went up yesterday along with a few accessories. The obligatory Santa and wreaths hung out with care. Some of these decorations I have had for many seasons. My collection of stuff swelled over the… Continue reading

I was thinking about career choices I have made over the years. First off I’m thinking maybe I should have sold ” Grit ” magazines. I remember seeing their ads in the back of comic books. Could have gotten a… Continue reading

Here in Maryland they are proposing an increase in the cigarette tax,again. Another dollar. The lawmakers and bean counters are counting on this revenue and see no problem in collecting it. There is no concern that massive amounts of people… Continue reading

I,along with millions of others, purchased my power ball winning ticket yesterday. I took my shot at a 550 million dollar prize. Long story short, didn’t win. Didn’t even get my money back. Another six bucks down the drain !… Continue reading

I was at the store the other day waiting in the checkout line. I was next and the cashier had just given the customer ahead of me the total. Reaching in her purse she pulled out two hundred dollar bills. The cashier… Continue reading

Yesterday I wrote about creating things. Whether those things are objects or thoughts. I was thinking about when we were younger and how we would readily share those things. We had no thoughts of rejection or criticism. I was remembering that… Continue reading

Do you have anything that you made as a child ? A picture or a craft of some kind ? I have a few, thanks to Mom. She saved them. I have one sitting in my kitchen cabinet. The date on it… Continue reading

Throughout recorded time man has questioned his presence on this earth. We have searched for meaning. Always we looked to a higher power than our own. We have sought the power that controls the whims of nature. We have sought control. We have prayed, offered… Continue reading

I began writing these blogs as a way to present my side of the story. Our story will be told after our passing. There is little chance for rebuttal. My original intent was to just record my memories and thoughts. I thought it may be of… Continue reading

I will not be coerced into shopping on Black Friday ! You can offer all the bargains,deals and once in a lifetime offers you want, I will not capitulate ! I refuse to be sucked into this vortex of greed and materialism. I will enjoy my… Continue reading