My local newspaper growing up was the East Hampton Star. A weekly publication whose banner proclaimed it “shines for all.” Over the years I discovered it didn’t shine quite as bright for some as it did others, but that… Continue reading

  This morning a light snow is falling, we’re expecting two to four inches. The weatherman on television has been talking about that since last evening. All manner of charts, radar images, historical data and predictions. All the same warnings… Continue reading

  Today we place wreaths for the annual Wreaths Across America day. I’ll be at the flagpole at high noon to witness that small ceremony. Yes, it will be a conservative gathering, in more ways than one. I have purchased… Continue reading

  On my profile page I have checked the block that says, studied at the university of life. I frequently get comments about that from others wishing to “hurt my feelings” I suppose. It doesn’t work, I just laugh about… Continue reading

  Just thirteen days till Christmas day 2025. There is an old saying, a watched pot never boils, and I have come to understand the meaning of that. I’m definitely not looking forward, anticipating the day, anxious for its’ arrival.… Continue reading

  This morning I saw a meme about Native Americans that served in WW1 and how they weren’t citizens of the United States at that time. I checked that out and it is a true statement. But, like everything else… Continue reading

  With all this talk about immigration and the impact it has on our economy I am left with some basic questions. The first, but not the least among them being, just how do all these people get here? Now… Continue reading

   I keep hearing about Chat bots. Apparently these bots talk to you and make you do bad things. Does Stephen King have anything to do with that? I understand these bots are artificial intelligence. You type in a question… Continue reading

  Today is Pearl Harbor day, a date that will live in infamy. Not much I can write that I haven’t already written regarding my sentiments about that. The generation that fought in that conflict are slipping into history, almost… Continue reading

  Christmas isn’t about the things you get, it is about the things you had. It does take a lifetime to begin to understand that completely. I’m still working on it. My lifetime isn’t over and so I still have… Continue reading