Was reading where Lil Wayne has been placed in solitary confinement for possessing a MP3 player charger and earphones. Having no great interest in Lil Wayne or his misdeeds I just browsed the article. The article did state he would… Continue reading

I was riding uptown the other day during school hours. I noticed a young man walking on the sidewalk and wondered why isn’t he in school ? He looked to be between the ages of 12 and 16. This triggered a… Continue reading

Did you ever get the feeling you were just born at the wrong time ? Feel like your calling was a generation or so back in time ? I do. I think my true calling was as a fix it man.… Continue reading

Its’ official I’m sick. I have a cold. I feel miserable.Not much to be done about it though. Chicken soup,grilled cheese sandwiches and ginger ale. Thats’ my cure. Along with staying covered up and warm. I have read all the… Continue reading

Was watching the news as usual. The city of Baltimore tried their case against Helen Hunt one of the councilpersons for the city. Well,sorta tried it anyway a plea bargain was made. She agreed that they had enough evidence to… Continue reading

This photograph was shared by a friend of mine and got me to thinking. This picture is of Ralstons’ Store on main street in East Hampton,New York. A typical dry goods store of the era. The grocers standing at the counter… Continue reading

When did you know you were getting older ? Not too long ago it hit me like a ton of bricks ! I’m getting old. Oh,I had indications that this was occurring but I could rationalize most of the signs… Continue reading

With the holidays just around the corner it set me to thinking about the feast to come. Traditional foods to be prepared and enjoyed. My Mother and now my wife always prepare certain dishes and desserts. I look forward to… Continue reading

Now that the pumpkins have arrived in the market they are accompanied by their cousins those strange little gourds. A gourd is the dried shell of the fruit in the cucurbitaceae family. Genus Lagenaria. Same family as the pumpkin. (… Continue reading

I have talked about my Grandmothers house and shared a few tales in previous blogs. I thought today I would share a story my grandmother told me when I was a young man. My Grandmother was a quietly religious woman.… Continue reading