I would guess most kids growing up today wouldn’t want anything that their parents had. We had three channels. They have about 300. We...

As I look back on the life I lived, I seem to focus a lot on my childhood.  I think most anyone does. As the time between now and then...

I heard a rumbling noise coming from the second floor of my house.  Since we almost never go up there, I thought that one of our dogs...

The Webster’s Dictionary defines the word perspective as “a particular attitude toward, or way of regarding something.”  Our perspective...

I recently went to see Jackson Browne perform at the Alabama Theatre, and a curious thing happened. After the first song, he looked...

From a grandparent’s perspective, one of the most wonderful things about having grandchildren (besides being able to give them back) is...

One thing that’s funny about snow in the south is how we will desperately try to find something to use to slide down an icy hill....

“City Lights, the pretty lights, they can warm the coldest nights.”                Neon Rainbow                     The Box Tops 1969...

Hey! It’s hard to believe that this is my 200th blog. As I looked over my writing for the last few years, I noticed that many of them had...

I heard a rumbling noise coming from the second floor of my house.  Since we almost never go up there, I thought that one of our dogs...

I recently saw another news special about the drone sightings over New Jersey. It’s scary; however, it’s not the first time there were...

As a kid, I had an unusual trait when it came to Christmas presents that I don’t think most kids my age shared. I never peeked. I loved...

When I first get out of bed, I do what I always do - go over my pain checklist. Lower back - stiff. Right hip - ouch. Right elbow -...

By now, I’m sure most of you have your Christmas tree and home decorations up. Not me - I’m a world class procrastinator. Think I’m...

We just got a new oven - one of those sleek, stainless steel jobs.  Just looking at it’s simple lines, you get the impression that it...

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.”                     Mark Twain I read where...

When I’m seeing a new doctor for the first time, which is occurring with increasing frequency nowadays, during the initial Q&A they...

It seems that I spend about half of my time on the computer deleting spam. Clearing spam is a lot like shaving. If you don’t do it every...

My wife gave recently gave me an unusual gift for our anniversary. A bag hammock.  Why she thought an old guy like me needed one of...

I’ll tell you one thing I don’t see much of anymore - kids playing army. Wait - maybe I should change that statement to, “I don’t see...