Author Archives: Rich

It’s been but a few days after Hurricane Milton passed our area and now with only mild effort you may notice something reminiscent of the beginning of the old song ” California Dreaming ” by the Mama’s and the Papa’s … Continue reading →

It usually starts about a week or so ahead of landfall when the weather man reports with greater frequency that a possible tropical depression has formed somewhere creating a more in tune daily vigilance . Suddenly the reports start showing … Continue reading →

By late November the daylight hours in Northern New England would be but a short and sweet nine and one half hours before darkness came again . I remember years ago leaving my construction jobs at 3:30 p.m. and driving … Continue reading →

Perhaps I’m naive or maybe just plain incorrect but I have a feeling that I’m able to express my thoughts clearer with a pen than I can by tongue . The pen does allow more time to think of what … Continue reading →

Well I can’t help being just a little confused and seek some clarity on a topic close to heart . You see, one of our Presidential Candidates is doing it again and using fear to get all us Americans all … Continue reading →

There’s a guy on my street that writes, even publishes a series of whimsical magical stories about time travel . The main characters in those stories enter a device similar to the Wayback Machine used by cartoon characters Mr. Peabody … Continue reading →

I’d never actually heard a complaint about St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital until a week or so ago when I brought the topic up in response to another one of those “America is in the toilet” statements someone offered in … Continue reading →

The wife pay’s little attention to what I write here and that’s just as well as I sometimes mention something about her . But once in a while she is a little curious …. ” Have you been writing anything … Continue reading →

I recently found a few old photos from my childhood that I didn’t even realize I still had . It got me thinking that somewhere in one of the family members basement are a couple of large boxes filled with … Continue reading →

David Dempsey was just recently given a 22 year sentence for crimes he committed on January 6, 2021 Dempsey used poles and boards and even his feet in his attack of Police Officers at the Capitol building that day and … Continue reading →

Have you ever noticed how the good things always seem to have a price ? I’m not talking about the differences between Starbucks and Burger King coffee I’m talking about something just a wee less tangible . My Doctor diagnosed … Continue reading →

Do you remember the first car you rode in or perhaps your families first car? For me it was my Grandfathers car which I believe was a pre war British Morris with spoke wheels and running boards and painted black … Continue reading →

I know a guy retired from 20+ years in Naval Intelligence who once remarked that had he ever so much as mislayed , hidden , lost or out right stolen a Confidential or higher document it would have resulted in … Continue reading →

” Are you a lefty ? ” she wanted to know and I immediately responded with ” No, I’m a righty but I set up my fishing poles like a lefty would and oddly I can only ride a bike … Continue reading →

Winter had just about finished its ugliness when the first rifle competition of the season began and it was cold and uncomfortably damp during the entire day. NRA High Power Across the Course rifle matches are shot standing , sitting … Continue reading →

It’s a simple question I suppose and the first time I ever heard it so long ago I had no idea how relevant it would be to a mans life. A simple question that that could have been a warning … Continue reading →

There is definitely a change in the air here in Florida . Time was that for a certain period every year the thick sweet fragrance of orange blossoms wafted through the entire area where I live. I couldn’t help but … Continue reading →

Got up the other morning with a cold , back of the eyes hurt as did the throat , classic runny nose. I’m betting it was picked up in one of the numerous medical facilities the wife and I have … Continue reading →

Just this past week I related to a friend a story of my past that I would normally not mention and I’m now thinking that I likely jinxed myself by telling it . That story was about a minor surgery … Continue reading →

If you waited in line in the 110 degree heat of Las Vegas to hear Donald Trump speak the other day and listened to this and still believe this man is capable of being your leader ….. “…and it must … Continue reading →

It’s becoming apparent to me that whenever “logic dictates” …. it aint logic that’s doing the dictating . I recall Sept. 2017 when Hurricane Irma caused a five day power outage during which my local county Government put a ban … Continue reading →

I guess I’m just a plain old regular lucky guy . No .. I mean it. Right now I’m awaiting the delivery of a new washing machine only 24 hours after its predecessor spun its very last spin . No … Continue reading →

Anybody here remember when the United States invaded Iraq ? … I do It was March 20, 2003 and there is no need now to get into why our nation invaded that country …. Anybody here remember when the United … Continue reading →

We pulled up to the banks drive up window yesterday so the wife could cash a check and I wanted to withdraw some ready cash for the weekend and were told …. ” We’re sorry Sir but our system is … Continue reading →