I awoke to the melancholy sounds of a gentle rain. We do need the rain so I suppose I should be grateful of it. Not being a farmer it does not affect me personally. I won’t lose any crops or anything but will… Continue reading

I have,over time,become the steward of a number of old photographs and  memorabilia. These items have been handed down through the family. Most I have grown up. Pictures from my fathers scrapbook during his wartime service. Family photographs. Small articles and bits… Continue reading

I have been trying to refrain from political statements but sometimes I just can’t help it. Now all I hear about is a program called deferred action. This deferred action would grant amnesty to illegal immigrants for a period of two… Continue reading

Here in Maryland,as in other states as well, gambling is again an issue. This time is it the expansion of gambling. The battle for slot machines was won a while back and now table gaming has been approved. Poker,craps,roulette and… Continue reading

I’ve heard it said that each of us get fifteen minutes of fame. No one ever said you get all fifteen at once. And that got me to thinking. I must be getting mine a few seconds at a time.… Continue reading

I have received an E-mail from a distant relative in Sweden. I had heard from him earlier in the year. All our lives are so different,each one of us busy living it. I am so excited about this development. I… Continue reading

It seems to me more and more every day I see people walking around with earphones of some type. Whether it is an I-pod or a telephone. I tried carrying a Walkman once but found it to be an annoyance and a… Continue reading

Every now and again I hear a person speak of hearing their calling. How they were called to a higher purpose or called to their occupation. A mysterious voice or desire filled them. They knew right then what they were to do… Continue reading

Yesterday was August the ninth. No news there except it stuck with me all day that on that very day forty three years ago I left home for Navy basic training. Forty three years ! And the memory of that… Continue reading

I just heard on the news about the New York Police Department requesting information from twitter. It is in regard to a ” suspect “. The commentator says twitter is willing to cooperate but has concerns for the privacy of… Continue reading