I didn’t stay up to listen to the State of the Union Address. I’m quite certain I will hear all about it in the coming days. One hour and forty eight minutes is what I’ve learned so far. The big… Continue reading

Some years back I was looking at some of the memorabilia from my fathers time in war. That would have been WW2. It isn’t a great deal of stuff, just a few miscellaneous items. One item caught my attention as… Continue reading

I had composed a blog earlier today and then the power flickered and poof that blog was lost. That’s the problem with this computer stuff it can disappear faster than you can blink. Strange because we are also told everything… Continue reading

I don’t have a lot of pictures from my Navy days. You would think over a twenty year career I would have a great deal more but that time was before cell phones and everyone taking selfies. Selfies wasn’t even… Continue reading

You know what I find funny? If you are in my country illegally you still have to pay taxes. I wondered how you could that if you are undocumented, you wouldn’t have a social security number. Well, as it turns… Continue reading

While we are on the subject of aliens. No, I’m not talking about space aliens, the kind Obama says are real but he hasn’t personally seen any, not those aliens. I’m talking about the illegal aliens. My first question is,… Continue reading

I do not have any artistic abilities. That’s just the simple straight up fact of the matter. I had art class while in high school and passed the grade. I passed because I showed up and turned in my assignments.… Continue reading

Wasn’t going to write about the latest big flap, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility act. I’ve just been shaking my head and leaving a few comments and observations on Facebook about that. The intent of this piece of legislation is… Continue reading

This is Black history month. I see a lot of posts and meme about that. What I don’t see or hear about all that much is Black history In America. I hear a lot about the time frame from 1492-1776… Continue reading

Looking at the past. I wouldn’t call myself a historian by any stretch of the imagination. Historians attempt to explain everything. They often delve into the socio-economic and politician climates of the times they are studying. Depending upon how distant… Continue reading