Don’t sit so close to the television,you’ll go blind. Don’t read in bed with a flashlight,you’ll go blind. You can’t go in the water for at least thirty minutes after eating,you’ll get cramps and drown. Quit making that face or… Continue reading

October 13 we celebrated the 236th birthday of the Navy. I had forgotten all about that. The day commemorates the official formation by Congress of our Navy. Happy Birthday Navy. As any one of you that have read my blogs know, I… Continue reading

In doing my research into my family tree I often read a lot of records. The majority of them are census records, but I find all kinds of records . Trying to unlock  the past can bring pleasant surprises as well as unpleasant ones. A very pleasant surprise… Continue reading

I’m not a real big fan of horror. There are enough bad things going on in the world without creating more. I did go through a period when I read a lot of it by one author, Stephen King. For… Continue reading

Writing yesterdays post brought back memories. Good memories of a time and place gone by. A little town where we all knew each other and the restrictions were few. A time when a fella could just grab his clam rake or fishing pole and head on… Continue reading

She sat in the yard next to the house. Resting on blocks of wood and supported on the sides by long timbers holding her erect. She was 28 feet six inches in length with a beam of seven feet at… Continue reading

With all the advertising the drug companies do on television I can’t help but wonder, are they making cures or excuses ? Seems like there is a pill for just about anything and everything imaginable. Don’t feel like working for a living ? Not your fault,… Continue reading

With Halloween fast approaching, everything is fast approaching at my age, I was talking with my wife about trick or treating. You know, back in the days of yore.The Grand kids had been out selecting their costumes and that is what sparked the conversation.… Continue reading

Honey, where did you put the guide ? It is right there, beside the chair. No it isn’t ! And she walks into the room, goes beside the chair, and picks it up.  I swear it wasn’t there one second… Continue reading

I had occasion to be over at my daughter in laws home. She has a wonderful home and very nice yard. The American dream personified.All that is missing is a picket fence. I’ll have to speak with her about that one day. I… Continue reading