Monthly Archives: February 2022

I’m old enough to remember that when a dictatorship invaded another country no Americans took the side of that dictatorship. Not a single one of us would do so because that’s not who we were as Americans or what America … Continue reading →

I’ve recently become a retired man which means diddly squat to my wife who is not . Still a couple of years away from retirement herself the wife continues on in gainful self employment cleaning houses and condos with little … Continue reading →

I’ve been accused once or twice in the past of not being able to see the big picture and at times even deliberately ignoring it . I’ll concede to the possibility that it’s true on both counts . Yesterday the … Continue reading →

Do you remember the last time you bought an ice cream from the ice cream truck ? Nor do I , and that’s really kind of a shame . But I do remember as a small child the excitement of … Continue reading →

I’ll never tell you who sent it but I was caught off guard today by an email . On reading it I swear that if I had false teeth I’d have spit them into the coffee cup where the bite … Continue reading →

Naively I’ve always believed that the wants of the majority was what ruled . I’m guessing , and here I go being naive again , that’s exactly why we hold votes . It really is a simple and fair concept … Continue reading →

The wife and I try to make it a point to catch the last four minute segment of CBS news on Friday’s when Steve Hartman hosts “On The Road with Steve Hartman.” We enjoy his feel good non political segments … Continue reading →

Recently on several occasions people in Colombia stepped aside to permit me to purchase the last remaining empanadas or chorizos from street vendors even though they would have liked to have them for themselves. Just being polite I suppose and … Continue reading →