Throughout America, the lights are starting to dim. Not the electric lights, a much more important kind of light... the kind that comes from within. People are down on what has happened to our country and the future. All over the country, Americans are losing hope in our basic system including … [Read more...] about Throughout America
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Pets Saving Lives
Since last year, amid the pandemic, animal shelters seem to have no problem placing their beloved animals in loving homes across America. With people having to work remotely from their homes, besides teaching and entertaining their children (those that have young ones at home), the call has been … [Read more...] about Pets Saving Lives
Routine or Rut
There is a lot of comfort in a routine. Taking a nap on the same couch with the same blanket at the same time on Saturday afternoons is a comfortable routine. There is a lot of fun to be gotten from a routine. Trekking to your family cabin nestled in the pine trees along the shores of Lake Tahoe … [Read more...] about Routine or Rut
A Triumph for Pluralism
Sometimes, someone doing good, even after decades of denial, makes for a pleasant surprise. Major League Baseball finally took the step they should have taken as long ago as 1920. MLB, at long last, is recognizing the Negro Baseball Leagues as full-fledged major league equals in the Black leagues’ … [Read more...] about A Triumph for Pluralism
Do you think we might have been fooled?
Did you ever think we might have been fooled into giving up our liberties, shutting down our booming economy? That some of our leaders might have used the COVID emergency to undermine our Democracy? Maybe the COVID-19 panic was not as deadly a pandemic as advertised. With a death rate less than … [Read more...] about Do you think we might have been fooled?
A Future Look at the ‘New Normal’ for 2021
The world is eagerly waiting, as 2021 approaches. People are anticipating what the new normal might look like, but most cannot hold back their feelings of hopefulness of returning to their everyday lives again. Some have certain expectations, while others are dealing with emotions that are running … [Read more...] about A Future Look at the ‘New Normal’ for 2021
Sniffers Unite
Just like the candy or the chip aisle in big stores there’s also another aisle that has a draw of irresistibility. So irresistible that the followers of the items in this aisle have created a market so big that specialty stores are now in vogue. Carrying the items that were once just a notion now … [Read more...] about Sniffers Unite
If You Sew Are You A Sewer?
Many days have passed under the bridge of life since I sewed something more than a repair on a torn seam or pegged a pair of pants. Yes, pegged a pair of pants. Way before skinny jeans. That’ll date anyone. This wild hair of an idea to write about sewing came after a recent jaunt through a store … [Read more...] about If You Sew Are You A Sewer?
Last Christmas
“One dollar and eighty-seven cents … two dollars and thirty-seven cents … three dollars and sixty-two, three, four cents.” The old couple counted out the assorted change that lay strewn about on the table in front of them. It was December 24th and they had small gifts of cookies and fudge the old … [Read more...] about Last Christmas
The money machine rolls on
Again, this year, congress steps up its ridiculous spending spree with your money. In passing a “Continuing” spending resolution they throw open the gates to spend your money without your knowledge or permission. This spending spree pails even in the face of Hunter Biden’s Chinese shopping … [Read more...] about The money machine rolls on
Egg Appeal
About a dozen times a year I do something with hard boiled eggs. I am blabbity-blabbity years old so that equates to more eggs than one chicken could lay without putting her egg laying self into an old hen’s home. So after all those eggs one would think I would have come up with the perfect way to … [Read more...] about Egg Appeal
When Life Comes Full Circle
Life has many stages, and from the very start we all need tender loving care, beginning with birth to adolescence and on to adulthood. We all continue our journey in this life by growing, mentally and physically. Most of us have families that take us under their wings, as they teach us right from … [Read more...] about When Life Comes Full Circle
Where has the American Spirit Gone?
The question is what happen to the brave souls who fought the world’s strongest army and settled the west? Americans have had great success at almost anything they did but now that spirit seems to have left most of the population of most large cities. So many people are dependent on government so … [Read more...] about Where has the American Spirit Gone?
A Lightbulb Moment
Soon I will have to buy lightbulbs. This doesn’t seem to be a big deal. It’s just a light bulb right? Round on the top, screw in at the base. All the stuff in the middle is just glass and filaments. Light making stuff that when it is screwed into a fixture and a switch is flipped, my way to the … [Read more...] about A Lightbulb Moment