We all, especially as little kids in school, have celebrated Valentine’s Day. Remember when we all exchanged little Valentines in envelopes and passed them around to all our classmates when we were young? And now, Janet and I still exchange…
Janet and I have been married going on 43 years now and to borrow a line from one of the songs in My Fair Lady, “I’ve grown accustomed to her face…” Not only that, I have grown accustomed to her…
My father spent quite a bit of time with me, teaching me and imploring me to behave when I was a small boy. He did the same thing with my two brothers. Of course, as the oldest, I had my…
This year, I am kicking back a little from the frenetic pace that I have worked at for many decades. I enjoy working but the time has come to get a little more balance in my life and it is…
If you were alive then, you probably remember where you were at the moment you heard the news… Just like when Kennedy was assassinated and when the attack on 9/11 happened. It was one of those days that is burned…
It’s only halfway through the month of January and already I am preparing for the end of the year. Our oldest grandson, Connor, is a boy scout and he is one of those young teenagers who loves camping. Now I…
It’s been a crazy week. It’s been warm – then loads of rain the past two days. And when we woke up this morning, there was a covering of snow over everything. For all intents, it was the first snowfall…
We’re almost three weeks into winter – officially – and two weeks after Christmas. The decorations are down and we are getting settled in for the typical winter we experience here in central Indiana. The lake out back has a…
Based on the recommendation of a childhood friend, Janet and I spent last evening watching the movie, The War Room. We really enjoyed similar movies, such as Fireproof, but this one was even better, if that is possible. The premise…
It’s officially 2016, at least here in central Indiana. We just finished watching ABC and the events in Time Square announcing the end of 2015 and the beginning of the New Year, 2016. I remember as a little kid that…
