Election opinions
posted about 1 month ago, updated 3 minutes later | 6 comments
As we move into the homestretch of the long presidential campaign, I find some folks can be really irritating.
I don't mind someone supporting a candidate but I do get tired of negative opinions -- here on eons. In fact, it turns me off to that ...
I don't mind someone supporting a candidate but I do get tired of negative opinions -- here on eons. In fact, it turns me off to that ...
Woodstock
posted about 1 month ago, updated 12 minutes later | 2 comments
I wish I had some Woodstock memories of sitting back in the grass, listening to the best rock music in the world, and conversing with some really cool people.
I don't recall much talk about Woodstock at the time. I was 20 years old and just compl...
I don't recall much talk about Woodstock at the time. I was 20 years old and just compl...
30th anniversary of quitting cigarettes
posted about 1 month ago | 3 comments
It was 30 years ago this month that I quit smoking cigarettes and occasional cigars. I recall that I was outside with my 2-year-old son when he picked up a stick and mimicked me smoking my cigarette. He was wanting to be like Dad. I quit smoking r...
We Have Tomatoes!
posted 2 months ago | 2 comments
Several weeks ago I wrote a blog about planting some tomato plants. I purchased eight plants at the time, thinking that I would be lucky if half of them survived. Well, one didn't but the remaining seven have thrived.
Three of the plants produced...
Three of the plants produced...
Pizza delivery
posted 3 months ago, updated 4 minutes later | 2 comments
I don't know about your town but I know where I live that while on the road you'd better be on the lookout for ambulances, police cars responding to an emergency, and pizza delivery vehicles.
With ambulances and police cars you are given some war...
With ambulances and police cars you are given some war...
Slow Down...and Stop!
posted 3 months ago, updated about 12 hours later | 2 comments
Doesn't anyone stop at stop signs anymore? Perhaps they do where you live. Certainly not where I live. Drivers slow down as they approach a stop sign, quickly survey the area, then coast right on through.
A few weeks ago while I was driving home...
A few weeks ago while I was driving home...
Song of the Cicadas
posted 4 months ago | 5 comments
While driving home the other evening, I thought the brakes on my car had gone bad. I heard a screeching that would come and go. Then I realized that the cicadas have awakened in Kentucky, and much of the Southeast, after a 17-year absence.
For t...
For t...
The Prayer of St. Francis
posted 4 months ago | 3 comments
I must admit that I am fond of quotes, sayings, and prayers that inspire people to look beyond their own needs and think about the big picture.
While reading today, I ran across "The Prayer of St. Francis," which I believe would help people get ...
While reading today, I ran across "The Prayer of St. Francis," which I believe would help people get ...
Home grown
posted 4 months ago | 1 comment
I've decided to grow some tomatoes this summer. It's been several years since I've put some tomato plants in the ground and watched them grow and produce those juicy vegetables (or, if you prefer, fruits).
My wife loves BLTs, and nothing makes a ...
My wife loves BLTs, and nothing makes a ...
Highway Robbery
posted 4 months ago | 1 comment
I've been home most of the day and decided to make a quick trip for some fast food. When I was out yesteday, gasoline was $3.73 where I live. When I drove by the gas station this evening, it was $3.85.
I told someone yesterday that I had read wh...
I told someone yesterday that I had read wh...
