I was having a chat with a high school classmate the other day when the subject of how things have changed entered the conversation. I graduated from high school in 1971. Long time ago I know. I joined the Navy… Continue reading

Cards There was a time when we said the word “CARDS” and our immediate thought was birthday or Christmas cards. I need to get someone a card. It was understood. Slowly however that has changed in our consciences and taken… Continue reading

I ,like a lot of others,have been working on the family tree. I’ve been doing this for about six or seven years now. There are many resources available on the Internet. Of course I know the immediate family and the… Continue reading

Was watching television when a commercial comes on. The announcer is saying how tough it is to quit smoking. You have tried the patch,the pills,therapy etc without success. Stop worrying, smoking is now a treatable medical condition ! What ?… Continue reading

Todays title is the BUTIMAHS  pronounced  BUT I’M  AH. What you ask is a butimah? They are those indivuals that feel conventional rules or directions/instructions do not apply to them.Common courtesy doesn’t apply to them either as far as their… Continue reading

DISCLAIMER: It is not my intent to offend anyone or judge their choices in life. These are just my personal thoughts and opinions.                                                          WARNING: may be controversial I have heard,as I’m sure you have too,of a straight man waking… Continue reading

Like most I remember exactly where and what I was doing when I heard about the attack ! I was at work and my wife called to tell me. I couldn’t believe it and really didn’t understand the magnitude of… Continue reading

Desiderata       Latin for “Things to be Desired.” Some of you,maybe all of you,have read the Desiderata before. It is one of my favorite pieces of prose. EVER. It was written by Max Ehrmann. There was some confusion about this piece… Continue reading

Have you noticed the squirrels lately? They are running around quite busy collecting nuts.You know they say you can tell the weather is changing by watching the animals.Seen any wooly worms? I have and they are mostly brown,should be a… Continue reading

Postcard (remember those) What is it about the written word. It somehow seems more permanent and telling of a persons character.Most time we say the same things as we write although writing it down does give us more time to… Continue reading