On this day, June 9th, several months before Janet and I were married in 1973, Secretariat won the Triple Crown with a victory at the Belmont Stakes – having already won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Secretariat’s history was…
A good friend of ours lost his father earlier this week after a rampant infection finally took his life – several weeks after a surgical procedure. The visitation was this evening and the funeral will be in the morning –…
I have always loved the outdoors – especially a garden and beautiful perennials. When I was growing up in Chicago, Dad put me in charge of his iris bed on the side of the house. It was filled with every…
Admittedly, my mind swirls just a little when I try to reconcile all the family ancestry. My paternal grandmother was great at that stuff, but I don’t think that penchant for digging up the family tree is in my DNA….
It’s getting to be that time of year again when our home Bible study group gets together for another season of study. We have been studying the Bible as a small community of believers for a number of years now…
Today was something of a lazy day. I had several telephone conferences early this morning, but before noon I was in the sports car driving along the back roads of Indiana just communing with nature and spending a little time…
So…this afternoon, I decided to get Janet’s car washed and filled up with fuel for the beginning of the week. I had a few errands to run and thought I would hit the car wash first. We have a monthly…
Friday, April 22nd, marks the 46th annual celebration of what has become known as Earth Day. Originally founded in 1970 by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, the day was to be a one time event that was to increase awareness of…
Hopefully, I have piqued your interest tonight with the title of my post. That’s because each April my mind gets pulled back to April, 1997 when a young woman I knew decided that life wasn’t worth living and she made…
Yesterday, April 6th, 2016, Janet and I celebrated 33 years since the State of Indiana officially approved the Articles of Incorporation for our business. Each year round this time, I reflect on all the things that have happened since we…