My grand son has been invited to attend the Junior Leaders of America on a week long field trip to the nations capital. One of two children nominated by the faculty of Greensboro elementary for this honor. The criteria is… Continue reading

On the back of an old postcard I read this salutation, ” Dear Papa. ” Written in pencil but still clearly visible it goes on to say,” When are you coming home. I miss you so much. We are going… Continue reading

I read a friends blog and was inspired to write one of my own. The subject matter is the same. It concerns how people change over time. You know, how a person that may have been carefree and jovial in… Continue reading

Yesterday was a good day. The sun was shinning and the breeze was warm. An unhurried morning. I fiddled with a little project I had been working on. Gouged the end of my finger with a wood chisel and set that… Continue reading

I’m thinking things are going a little too far. The Maryland legislature is attempting to pass a bill making it a crime to smoke inside your vehicle if there is a child under the age of six in the vehicle.… Continue reading

Apparently I have inherited a specific gene from my Dad. The, I never quite finish the project gene. I’m terrific at thinking up the projects, pretty good at getting going on them but the finishing part is always a little… Continue reading

Tomorrow we celebrate St. Patrick’s day. Saint Patrick is the man who legend says chased all the snakes out of Ireland with his shillelagh. At least that what I was told. How the green beer got involved with a Saint I’m not sure.… Continue reading

Back in the day before you needed surveys,building permits and environmental impact studies, if a man wanted to build something,he built it. My father had already added a second story to our house. Then he decided a basement was in… Continue reading

When I was in grade school we would have air raid drills. This was during the cold war. There was a general fear that Russia would bomb us at any time. This was only fifteen years or so after we… Continue reading

Yesterday evening at about 5:30 I was sitting at my computer. It was quite warm outside and I had opened a window. I had to raise the storm window and lower the screen. First time that had been done in… Continue reading