If I could be a harbinger of change, what changes would I want to see? 1 – Every incoming president must write the Bill of Rights and the entire Constitution in his own hand-writing and carry it with him during his term of office. He is required to read it at least once a week. …
Someone forwarded me an email on Bob Hope. Many of you are probably too young to remember him. He was an actor and comedian who could keep an audience laughing for hours and never be obscene or use foul language or gestures. He entertained troops in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War. …
“There is nothing so absurd but that if it is said often enough people will believe it.” William James The following are some of the lies we are told, sometimes on a daily basis: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. What I don’t know can’t hurt …
A few weeks ago, I did a blog on collections. I mentioned a friend who had a button collection passed down to her by her mother. When I think of buttons, I think of the colorful plastic buttons, metal or glass buttons like the ones my mother collected in a fishing box. I never dreamed …
I will preface this diatribe with this statement: I have an opinion about everything and, sadly, I am not always right. Rick watches the news several times a day. Often, I end up watching, too. The news can be very entertaining. Think of a football game with spectators screaming and jumping up and down. No …
I admit I’m hooked on reality shows. Not the survivor type where people eat spiders and worms or live on islands and vote each other off, but the real reality shows like Clean House, Intervention, Hoarders, Curb Appeal, Dirty Jobs, What Not to Wear, Antiques Roadshow. Perhaps I should have added this to my “ways …
Oh, how easily I am distracted. I don’t know about you, but it seems, even with filters and blockers, I am facing more and more spam each day. I dump it into the junk box and the same ad in new format pops up again the next day. Spammers are becoming increasingly cunning in sneaking …
Last week, Rick and I went with friends to “Red Tails” about the Tuskegee Airmen. Rick and I had both been to the Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum and spent time in the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit there. These men overcame immense difficulties in order to serve our country, and were one of the most …
There are all kinds of ways books can be used. Some people use them to gain knowledge and understanding. Some use them to escape. Others line shelves with leather-bound volumes to impress. Some use them as a door stops or stack them up to reach a high shelf. Some use them as a sleeping pill. …
This blog is in response to numerous questions I have received on one particular character. If you haven’t read Leota’s Garden, please don’t read beyond this sentence. If you have read the book and have questions regarding the medical assistant, keep reading. This is an explanation why I wrote him into the story, and why …