Waiting for Christmas Eve
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 19 hours later | 1 comment
I hate it when everything is ready, and all that is left is sit-around time waiting for Christmas guests to arrive. I know it sounds loony, but that’s me. I feel like a game show announcer who keeps calling out, “Well, we’re ready for y’all! Come ...
No hope for Big Three
posted over 3 years ago, updated 6 minutes later | 4 comments
I have a funny feeling the bailout of the Big Three automakers is not going to work. I also don’t like the fact it is my money that is being wasted.
To come to this conclusion, I did an impartial poll in one of my groups, a small one with only a...
To come to this conclusion, I did an impartial poll in one of my groups, a small one with only a...
It was only a shoe, for God's sake!!
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 10 hours later | 7 comments
I am suffering from shock and awe today.
You remember “Shock and Awe,” don’t you? It was that operative phrase used when President George W. Bush sent troops into Iraq to remove the once ruthless dictator who was harboring weapons of mass destru...
You remember “Shock and Awe,” don’t you? It was that operative phrase used when President George W. Bush sent troops into Iraq to remove the once ruthless dictator who was harboring weapons of mass destru...
Savoring time
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 22 hours later | 2 comments
Decisions! Decisions! I know not what to do.
I just learned I am going to have a little free time on my hands this year, and I am perplexed with angst over what to do with it.
I mean, think about it. What does a retired guy with nothing to do d...
I just learned I am going to have a little free time on my hands this year, and I am perplexed with angst over what to do with it.
I mean, think about it. What does a retired guy with nothing to do d...
Day of infamy
posted over 3 years ago, updated 13 minutes later | 5 comments
I spent a year of my life researching World War II -- the Pacific War, in particular -- and wrote an unpublished novel about the exploits of some of the men who served aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga CV3, an aircraft carrier that was not destroyed at P...
What a start to the holidays
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 1 hour later | 7 comments
The holiday is getting off to an ugly start for me. I hope it’s not a bad omen. Consider the events of the last couple of days:
Wednesday, I ran into the grocery to get some milk for breakfast and, of course, mash potatoes on Thanksgiving Day. Th...
Wednesday, I ran into the grocery to get some milk for breakfast and, of course, mash potatoes on Thanksgiving Day. Th...
Turkey wins my vote
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 3 hours later | 8 comments
All the frenzy over the turkey at this time of year, makes me wonder why that fat and succulent gobbler was not America’s first choice for a national symbol instead of the bald eagle?
When one thinks about all the birds that must have been plent...
When one thinks about all the birds that must have been plent...
Was Bush victim of curse?
posted over 3 years ago, updated 22 minutes later | 6 comments
I was taken aback by last week’s meeting between President George W. Bush and President-elect Barack Obama. I don’t know if two men at opposite poles of popularity have ever met in the White House in these modern times.
According to a Gallup Poll...
According to a Gallup Poll...
The mystery of space
posted over 3 years ago, updated 4 minutes later | 9 comments
Did any of you watch the launch of Endeavor last night? There is something about watching a mission launch into space that is simply exhilarating. I cannot explain it.
Since I was a child, I have watched them with great interest, especially when...
Since I was a child, I have watched them with great interest, especially when...
Dabble with my drabble
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 2 hours later | 1 comment
For November, here are three drabbles, short tales of 100 words: no more no less. Which do you like the best? Or why not try your hand at writing one, too. Enter it in the contest over at Writer’s Web.
AN ANGEL'S LOVE
“I’ll be surprised if he ma...
AN ANGEL'S LOVE
“I’ll be surprised if he ma...
