For someone who has written extensively about Christmas Magic, this may sound like an odd question. But now that Thanksgiving is over and in spite of how the retail industry … Continue Reading Should We Put Up a Christmas Tree?
Recently, the division of the company in which I work was sold to another company. And with the sale are coming a number of changes. But one change that was … Continue Reading New E-Mail Address
I love to watch college football. However, I would not say I am a fanatic since I don’t tailgate, I don’t display banners all over my car, and I don’t … Continue Reading College Football
This weekend, I reached a beer-drinking milestone. The Flying Saucer has a UFO club that you can join and once you drink 200 different beers, you receive a plate (saucer) … Continue Reading 200 Beers
How many people can say they still have the first friend they ever made? Especially someone in his late 50s? And someone who has also lived in four different towns … Continue Reading R
With Halloween fast approaching and with me seeing many Halloween decorations in people’s yards, I have been recalling some memories of Halloween when our kids were growing up. Halloween was … Continue Reading Halloween Memories
I recently started cleaning out a rather overstuffed closet that was in desperate need of reorganization when I came across a plain brown box addressed to me. From the yellowed … Continue Reading Box of Old Photos
Yesterday would have been my dad’s 88th birthday. But unlike my Mom who would celebrate her birthday for at least a week, I have very few memories of celebrating my … Continue Reading Dad’s Birthday
An even more important factor for which we are known is our relationships with others—who we are to our family, friends, and loved ones. And many of these relationships are … Continue Reading What Will We Be Known For? – Part 2
I have been thinking a lot about this question lately. Not that I have some grave premonition about my future, but that I have been giving some very serious thoughts … Continue Reading What Will We Be Known For? – Part 1
Beyond my wife, children, their spouses, grandchildren (and future grandchildren), and family, my greatest treasure is our lifetime of photos. Photos have always fascinated me and I have them around … Continue Reading Lifetime of Photos
Today would have been my mom’s 88th birthday. And boy did she know how to celebrate her birthday. Whenever her birthday came around, she liked to say she celebrated it … Continue Reading Mom’s Birthday
In no time, I had the completed engine compartment but when I went to attach the shock absorbers, I again went with red over the suggested color since I thought … Continue Reading Mini Model – II
The last time I wrote about building models (Miniature Models – Part 3), I was still searching for that elusive model that would rekindle the desire in me to build … Continue Reading Mini Model – I
I recently returned from visiting our daughter and son-in-law and meeting our grandson for the first time. I previously wrote on what it was like becoming a granddaddy—now I can … Continue Reading On Being a Granddaddy
It has been just about two years since we closed on our condominium but only a little over a year since we have actually been able to use it. Recently … Continue Reading A Condo Vacation