I have been visually impaired since I was in the third grade. When I first got my glasses I thought they were pretty cool. Figured anyone who wore glasses was probably pretty smart,regular scholars. Think Benjamin Franklin. I quickly learned about… Continue reading

Watched the big game last night. The spin doctors were in full swing for this one. Just prior to the game beginning they had a piece on there making it sound like this was a moment in history to be… Continue reading

It’s Superbowl Sunday ! There are not what I would call big football fans in my house. The occupants are down to my wife and myself. I would call myself a baseball fan but not a football guy. I enjoy… Continue reading

Recently I was reading a blog by a friend of mine. I read her blog every day and take inspiration from it. I try to be careful not to steal her ideas but sometimes like to expand upon them. She… Continue reading

My son asked me to go with him to a place neither of us had been before. He had the name of the town and an address. When we stopped for gas I was looking for those little maps that… Continue reading

The wife had a talk show on yesterday and I happened to catch a minute of it. It was a group of celebrities talking about being working Moms. They were saying how difficult it was to balance career and parenting.… Continue reading

I see where a good portion of the country has been hit with a massive blizzard. Whiteout conditions,high winds and very cold temperatures. Here in my corner of Maryland all we have is rain. I feel cheated somehow. I don’t… Continue reading

There were a couple of things our family never did. One was all go to a restaurant and the other was take a family vacation. I was reminded of this the other day when I was talking with the grand kids.… Continue reading

No school today for the Grand kids. I checked the calender and it states,” In Service/Transitioning.” This set me to wondering just what does that mean ? I never paid attention to the reason when I was a kid but I… Continue reading

I’m thinking I would have liked to lived in an earlier time. I enjoy doing manual labor and seeing the fruit of that labor. Whether it be building a house or growing some vegetables it brings satisfaction. The simple pleasure… Continue reading