I awoke this morning and like most Americans my thoughts went back ten years. A decade ago. I know exactly where I was when I heard the news. My wife called me on the phone. I couldn’t believe it. My… Continue reading

Like the rest of the East coast we have had a lot of rain ! First Irene, and followed by storm after storm. Truly remarkable. There has been some flooding. A local contractor asked me if I had time to… Continue reading

I tried listening to the Presidents speech last evening. I’m not a big fan of him so it was rather difficult. That ,combined with the fact that all politicians say little of importance,turns me off. Nevertheless, I listened with one… Continue reading

Having been a fan of the Seinfeld show I am aware of his bits about the ” close ” talker and the ” low ” talker. For those of you that may not be familiar with this he is talking… Continue reading

As we age, we often lament how times just goes too fast. The little markers that we use to measure time start coming in rapid succession. Graduating from high school being the first marker for most, I think. Following that it… Continue reading

I usually just write about whatever is on my mind. Hence the title,Random Thoughts, and my mind does tend to wander. I drift from the present to the past and journey into the future. We all do. Nothing wrong with that… Continue reading

I was watching a video that had been posted on facebook. It was apparently recorded originally on film and then digitized. A wonderful thing. A comment was made about the way the people were dressed in this video. It was… Continue reading

We are getting older ! The last few days, reading posts on a group I belong to on Facebook, has confirmed that. I knew it was just a matter of time. No pun intended. I had not been looking forward… Continue reading

Last night I took a little stroll down memory lane. Got on you tube and started listening to old songs. Some were big hits on the radio and others are rather obscure. I listen to just about everything. The soundtrack… Continue reading

My father was in WW2. Like a lot of returning GI’s he had a scrapbook from his time in service. He kept it in the closet in his bedroom. Occasionally he would bring it out and look through those pages. I… Continue reading