Ever notice how every time someone invents some new technology that has great potential for good the first thing that happens is someone else figures out a way to use it for bad. Take cell phones for instance. A wonderful… Continue reading

I just love different expressions. Different ways of conveying a thought. My Dad had quite a few of them. Some I will share here, others I won’t as they could be offensive to some. Other expressions I hear people use… Continue reading

Been married for 26 years today ! Hooray ! 2.6 decades. 9490 days. It was on a Monday. A great way to start a week. It was an excellent decision. I have known others that didn’t last as long and… Continue reading

I’ve had several occupations in my life. They have been diverse thats’ for sure. Was a stockboy at the local grocery. Worked after school at an Antiques store rewiring old lamps and polishing old brass beds. Spent the longest time in… Continue reading

A news item both sad and inspirational caught my attention. I’m sure you have heard about this by now. A 13 year old boy was told by school officials to remove the American flag from his bicycle ! He was… Continue reading

Is it me or has America become a more aggressive society ? Working in the retail industry I see hundreds of people every day. The majority of them are not smiling but have a rather determined look to them. This… Continue reading

Went grocery shopping the other day and noticed something I hadn’t really paid attention to before. A lot of the snack items I enjoy are now labeled,”classic.” Those thin pretzel sticks,classic style,regular potato chips;classic,even Coca Cola is classic. Made me… Continue reading

Some lessons you learn when you are very young and never forget. You are glad for the lesson but the method just kinda sticks with you. In the more recent enlightened times that we live in some would say the… Continue reading

We have all heard them. Some have proven to be true and some are questionable at best. Others are just pure fantasy. I was talking with a co worker yesterday when he told me one I hadn’t heard before. If… Continue reading

Let me start by saying I’m not a huge fan of football. I only have a passing interest in the sport and baseball season is over. Watching basketball never did much for me either. I do watch the Baltimore Ravens… Continue reading