I put out my flag on 9/11
posted 2 months ago, updated 3 minutes later | 2 comments
I was outside working on the yard. It was a beautiful September day, pleasantly cool, the brightest blue sky with the early autumn sun shining. A quiet, nice day that made you sad and thoughtful about the coming autumn and eventual winter.
My son...
My son...
Deja Vu All Over Again, Redux
posted 3 months ago, updated 3 minutes later | 2 comments
Hmmmm, seems we have been here before, before. Tonight's speech, a president of the United States on TV or any media, telling us, the people of the United State, of the wrongs and remedies of what is ailing this country, about ailing. To tell us t...
Ted Kennedy is Dead
posted 3 months ago | 3 comments
Not unexpected, of course, and yes, it happens to all, some later, some earlier.
And of course with that name, fairly or unfairly, it is the earlier that comes to mind now, fifty years earlier to more precise.
The name Kennedy is more to...
And of course with that name, fairly or unfairly, it is the earlier that comes to mind now, fifty years earlier to more precise.
The name Kennedy is more to...
March Madness...
posted 8 months ago, updated 3 minutes later | 1 comment
It's here.
Yup, It's here again, and it is probably a guy thing.
Actually it started a couple of weeks ago with the end of the regular season games and the conference tournaments.
It is silly, sure, a waste of ...
Yup, It's here again, and it is probably a guy thing.
March Madness
Actually it started a couple of weeks ago with the end of the regular season games and the conference tournaments.
It is silly, sure, a waste of ...
Happy Birthday to me, again 2009...
posted 8 months ago | 2 comments
Most of this I wrote last year about this time, then blogged, obviously. A year can make a difference, a big difference in how you live and look at life.
This month it's going to be my birthday.
Yup, it happens with regularity, like once a year....
This month it's going to be my birthday.
Yup, it happens with regularity, like once a year....
The Longest Ride in the World
posted 9 months ago, updated about 1 month later | 3 comments
The longest ride in the world takes less than 20 minutes. I think it actually could be less than 10 minutes, but then that's quibbling when you are on a ride that seems to last forever.
I have been to Disney World a couple of times, once with the...
I have been to Disney World a couple of times, once with the...
George Washington's Birthday
posted 9 months ago | 1 comment
February 22, 1732
Born into a family of landowners in northern Virginia, he was the son of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Bell. He received no formal education but was taught at home.
He became a landowner and had training and e...
Born into a family of landowners in northern Virginia, he was the son of Augustine Washington and his second wife, Mary Bell. He received no formal education but was taught at home.
He became a landowner and had training and e...
Nevermind
posted 9 months ago, updated 13 minutes later | 1 comment
February 17th can now come and go without riots in our streets, assuming rioting is the normal course in your neighbor to register dismay and protest about ones feelings about watching television. The digital veil has been lifted until June 12th 2...
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
posted 10 months ago, updated 1 minute later | 1 comment
February 12, 1809
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, in a one room cabin. The son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. His mother died when he was nine and after the family had moved to Indiana.
His father married Sarah Johnston ...
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, in a one room cabin. The son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. His mother died when he was nine and after the family had moved to Indiana.
His father married Sarah Johnston ...
Take the Watch, Part II, Please
posted 10 months ago | 1 comment
Its spring, and we have celebrated Ground Hog Day and now before Spring Training starts and March Madness is under way, its time for the Brett Watch. Will he or won't he, end his career for good this time, ESPN says that it’s the end. And least th...
