For the last couple of years, I have noticed that my driving skills have degraded somewhat. Heck, everything about me has degraded to some degree. As we all say as we are getting older, “It sucks getting old”. It does really suck because my mind is as clear as ever except that I can’t remember…
The world has changed and I’m not sure I like everything about it. There are certainly material things that have made life better and simpler. Conveniences that we all wonder how we did without, but I often try to decide whether I’m better off or not. I remember we used to set up times to…
Lately, much to my disappointment, everyone seems to be annoying me. That guy driving ten miles a hour under the speed limit, the fifteenth scam call of the day, asking my wife a question and her thinking my motive for asking be different then the real reason. It’s even been Lucy the Wonder Dog not…
Three years ago, this month, I decided to create a blog site as a mental health experiment and an opportunity to release the annoyance of thoughts floating around in my head without the ability to fixate on any one particular item. Things that didn’t deserve the time in occupying mind space and they needed a…
We all have them. Could be your parent, a significant other, someone out of admiration, a heroic act, a lifetime achievement, or maybe someone unknowingly that left a mark cherished by others. No one sets out to be one, but by merely being who they are, they become one. One thing for sure, all heroes…
I don’t know about you, but I do love a good rainy day. There is something calming about it. I thought retirement would be filled with many such days, but that hasn’t worked out. In fact, most of my days loafing around to read, write, or watch old westerns comes at the expense of my…
It seems like every day, these days, amounts to coffee with Dad, chores, then work on any one of many projects started. There is no shortage of things to do in getting this place up to a level suitable for Jen’s dreams. I might complain here and there, but never about the work, only the…
Over the last eight to ten years, this country that I served for over thirty-seven years has become barely recognizable. We have an ex-president, secretary of state, and too many White House councils to mention that are all under indictment for numerous crimes. I think the latest I heard; Trump is charged with over ninety-one…
I was watching a program this morning that had me thinking all day. Author, David Brooks, wrote an article for “The Atlantic”. The title pretty much says it all, “How America Got Mean”. He talks about how our value systems have changed over, chiefly the last eight years, and that the normal for today is…
Every year, in May, we celebrate the joy of Motherhood. Some do this by recognizing all mothers everywhere. Some celebrate just their mom. But me, it is all generations of moms from my lineage and all those in my life currently. Most of all, I celebrate and thank my mom for the life she gave…
