You are sooooo dumb!

1968 is often called one of the most pivotal years in the second half of the 20th century. Even by today’s post 911 standards, many key events happened that would shape the way American’s would view themselves and our place in the world. January kicked off the whirlwind of events that literally transformed us from […]

Daylight into Darkness

The first time I met Jim was on a Thursday evening in the choir loft at the church I decided to attend. We had just moved to a new job and didn’t know anyone outside of work. Finding a church with a decent music program has become more important since retirement from the Navy. […]

The Submariner

Looking back over the last forty years, my thoughts of what a good submariner looks like have become much clearer. I have not been on a boat for over twenty years but there are some things that still stand out even through the haze of the years. I should tell you that I greatly admire […]

Welcome to TV Wasteland… and now for a word from our sponsors

Daytime television has become such a wasteland. Other than watching an occasional news broadcast, I have avoided daytime TV for years as a complete waste of time. Lately though, I have been doing some thinking about how daytime television actually resembles our country a lot more than I would like to admit. People have their […]

Earthgrazers

I learned a new term while researching today’s post. Earthgrazer. You may have to add it to your computer’s onboard dictionary as I did in order to avoid the dreaded red line of spelling misfortune. It is another word for a Shooting Star. I was originally going to use the word Shooting Star in the […]

2011 in review Thanks to all who came for a visit…

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 16,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many […]

What will you tell your grandchildren?

All of us will leave a legacy when we pass to the next world. Some will be lengthy and some will be rather modest. I am at the age where I read the obituaries in the local paper. Its kind of ghoulish in a way since I am not from here and really don’t know […]

Uniform of the Day–2012 Style

I have been fascinated by uniforms ever since I can remember. Even as a kid, we used to get into the old sea bag Dad had downstairs and try on his old uniforms from World War 2. I really liked the old cotton whites although I have to confess I developed a severe dislike for […]

Half Mast or Half Staff? (I always get those two confused)

From Wikipedia: United Nations At the United Nations offices in New York and Geneva, the flag flies at half staff at the day after the death of a Head of State or a Head of Government of a member state, but generally not during the funeral. Other occasions are at the Secretary-General’s discretion. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hsumUl-B_mluMOUKNy4z8K1rU4FA?docId=CNG.55799cfbd389f865660da24bb02616c9.4f1 From […]

Preparing for 2042 (Is it really Kwanzaa time already again)

I saw in the news today that President Obama (the Great Uniter) and his lovely wife have issued their annual Kwanzaa message. I have just barely recovered from Christmas and had completely forgotten all about this seven day celebration of African heritage that no one from Africa had actually ever heard of. Each day is […]