So, let’s see. First we had Thanksgiving – then we had Black Friday. By the way, for those of you who don’t know the meaning of “black Friday”, it’s the day of the year that many retailers go from losing…
This year, Janet and I actually starting putting up the Christmas decorations the week before Thanksgiving. Now this is in direct opposition to what we believe in – but we didn’t see any possible way to get it all done…
For the last forty two years, I have been in charge of cooking the Thanksgiving Day turkey. Janet does all the sides and the system has worked pretty well for us. Before I took over the duties of cooking the…
It’s several days before Thanksgiving and we are getting ready for the holiday along with millions of other people around the country. Janet and I have been married for 41 years and since that first Thanksgiving, I have made the…
As most of you know, Janet and I really enjoy the Hallmark channel on TV and this is the first holiday season in many years that we have had Hallmark programming to watch. At our last home, we had U-verse…
Sunday, November 15th, signaled the second snow of the year for those of us here in central Indiana. I guess some people would even count it as number three, but one of the snows was only a few flurries. Of…
Recently, I have had a strong desire to connect with friends from my earlier years. Especially people from my grammar school days at Sutherland and my high school days at Morgan Park – both on the south side of Chicago….
I had a great surprise this week-end. My brother, Doug, was visiting a college in Kentucky with his son (our nephew), Victor, and called me to see if they could stop by and spend the night with us yesterday evening….
Last week-end, I received some information about a decision I have to make regarding our corporate insurance next year. After reviewing the documentation, I had several questions and so I ended up composing an email that I sent to two…
Today, November 9, 2014 would have been the 86th birthday of Janet’s mother, had she not passed away a little more than a year ago, while Janet and I were celebrating our 40th anniversary away on a trip. Nancy’s death…