Merry Christmas !
The day has arrived, It's Christmas Day. In my 73rd year on the planet, I have, as many of you have, many memories of Christmases past. Many were pleasant, some…
Calm Before The Storm
I suppose once you've seen video of the mammoth 'Lake Effect' snowstorm that hit the Buffalo, NY region a few weeks ago, you could panic when forecasters predict a once-in-a-lifetime…
Happens Every Year
We moved to the state of Iowa in late May, 2011. Spring of 2022 arrived on Sunday, March 20, marking the eleventh beginning of the season in corn country. The…
Can We Pop Your Bubble?
It’s February 4, 2022. As usual there are people who have proclaimed the day to be National This Day, or International That Day. Among other proclamations, this day has been…
Did The Music Die?
One of the articles I came across about a week ago reminded me that there was an event that took place 63 years ago that was fairly close to my…
2022 – New Year…. New Attitude….
You would be hard pressed to find someone who was sad to see 2021 depart the premises, for a variety of reasons. You know what those reasons are for your…