I was given a dog for my fifth birthday. Dad figured every boy should have a dog. I agree. The dog I was given was of no special breed. A ” Heinz 57 ” we used to call it. That’s… Continue reading

I see in the news the ” WAR ” is officially over. I’m happy for that. Our troops have folded the flag and are headed home. Whether or not a lasting democracy can be maintained in Iraq remains for history… Continue reading

I had posted an album of pictures online titled, The Greensboro Holiday tour. I was inspired to do this by a friend from my old hometown. She had made a comment about how the store front decorations were mostly done… Continue reading

Yesterday afternoon this thought came to mind, ” The cost of dependence upon the government is the loss of freedom.” I’m not sure why that particular thought came to mind, the subconscious is a tricky thing. It is not a crazy thought… Continue reading

How did everything come to be ” professional ” ? I don’t care what it is, there is a professional grade product or service. You hear that phrase often in the television commercials. Dodge trucks are professional grade ! Do… Continue reading

I,along with a least a million other people in this world,hang up my Christmas stocking every year. I have done so all my life,yet I had no idea why this was. I googled it ! Turns out no one really… Continue reading

Gift giving. It is that time of year. It all started with those three wise men. Each offered one gift. It has kinda grown from there. Then St. Nick got into the act. Gifts for all ! A noble sentiment… Continue reading

Bob Dylan wrote a song titled,The Times they are a Changin’. Always enjoyed that tune and it rings true even today, for the times they are a changin’. I’m not going to talk about Obama and his changes, I try… Continue reading

I was thinking about things that almost every household would have had not so many years ago, that they may not have today. How about a waffle iron ? Do you have one of those ? Some younger people, I’m… Continue reading

It is indeed a ever changing social world we live in. Over the years things do change and not always for the better. I have been known to rant on about some of these changes. There are others where I don’t really… Continue reading