Recently I was very pleased to be visited by an old high school classmate. We hadn’t seen each other in forty years. My class did have a reunion just a bit ago but I was unable to attend. I was… Continue reading

Today is Veterans Day ! At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in the year 1918 Germany signed the Armistice ending WW 1. I did a little reading up on this subject. The official spelling is Veterans… Continue reading

Seems like the older I get, the more time I spend looking back. Reliving past glories and regretting opportunities missed. Thinking about how things were better back then and the hardships weren’t quite as hard. That can develop into a habit. I… Continue reading

Back on Oct 26 I wrote about Senator Currie. His defense was basiclly that he was disorganized and stupid. Guess what ? It worked ! Innocent of all charges. I have to retract my laughter and put incredulous disbelief in its’ place.… Continue reading

I saw on the news last evening that the FDA proposes putting graphic pictures on packs of cigarettes. They would depict the possible effects of smoking with pictures including a smoker on the autopsy table. I couldn’t help but wonder… Continue reading

For those of you old enough to remember Archie Bunker I had this thought. Why was Archie Bunker so very popular ? The answer is right there and I’m sure you all know it too. Archie was just saying what… Continue reading

Back in September of this year I wrote about a gate to a farm. Above this gate was the word, Friendship. On the particular day I was there the word showed starkly against the sky. The lighting and background were… Continue reading

Are we becoming a country of crybabies ? Sounds like it to me. All I hear about nowadays is how things aren’t fair. Yeah,I know. Life ain’t fair. I wish I could play a games for a living and make… Continue reading

I have two brothers. Both are older than I. One by four years and the other by six. As a consequence I played with neither very much . My sister is only two years my senior so we hung out… Continue reading

While at work the other day one of the young ladies mentioned she had a hole in her knit scarf. I suggested she just darn it . She gave me a quizzical look and said,”what.” I repeated that she should… Continue reading