It was a Friday evening, at 7:00 p.m. to be exact. Janet and I were at Trinity United Methodist Church, on the south side of Chicago about a mile from each of our family homes. Reverend Ross Sweeney and our…
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Our son is a car guy. He loves automobiles, has owned a number of them and I like to think that he gets his penchant for keeping them neat and clean from me. I haven’t been as active with vehicles…
Well, today is a day of celebration for approximately 10% of the country’s population, including me. That’s because today is the annual day of celebration for left handed people! Clearly, we are in the minority across the land, and the…
For almost 50 years now, Janet and I have had dogs and/or cats in our family. In fact, right after we were married we actually adopted Bobby and Sassy, two border collies, who were our first pets when we lived…
Janet and I have been on the no-call list since 2006. That includes our land line as well as both of our mobile phones. Yet, lately, we have been victimized by literally hundreds of calls claiming to be from legitimate…
When I was in the third grade, I read at a 10th grade level. That was something that I was very proud of. I read books on science fiction and loved history as well. Before I move on with the…
I’m writing tonight’s post while the smell of teriyaki jerky wafts through the backyard from our smoker. The truth be told, our dog Hank loves beef jerky and every two weeks or so I make about 4-5 pounds of beef…
Janet and I have been busy getting ready for a visit from her sisters next week and trying to catch up on some delayed errands that we we weren’t able to get done last week. To complicate things, it’s very…
Years ago, I did quite a bit of staffing for a north Indy hospital named St. Vincent. It was a great hospital and I have many stories of my experiences there, working with them to staff their administrative needs as…
Last Sunday I wrote about the death of a special needs teenager who lost his life through a choking accident at dinner. He was sustained for several days while the family had tests run to see if Thomas was compatible…