March 2020

  As Jan Brady used to say, “It’s always Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” That’s probably how all the Henry’s feel. You know. About Henry the VIII. He’s the only one we ever hear about. Number Eight. Cut a few heads off, and you’re forever inscribed in the marble slab of history. But no one cares about […]

I love his work, his creations. I’ve been lucky enough to see several of Van Gogh’s paintings in person. At those various museums, if I am able to get close enough, I like to see his layers upon layers of paint, moving across the canvas in all their intensity. Like a little storm happening in

Where we live has an incredible impact on us. At least, that is what I think. Sometimes, it is obvious. Take this, for example. The state of Ohio received an “A” grade for social distancing during this crisis, this world-wide pandemic. They also assessed each county in the state. Three counties received an “F” mark.

Somethings, you simply cannot agree with. Even the most agreeable person on the planet, can’t possibly agree with it all. Each morning, I get a little gift in my email box, a “quote of the day” and I like this. It gives me something to consider at the get-go of things. This morning it was

I remember standing in front of my Uncle Ray’s casket with my Dad. Uncle Ray was the oldest in their family, and Dad was telling me a story from his youth, as we stood there, watching Ray. This, in 2002. My Aunt Janet came up and nudged in between us, putting her arms around our

Some days are thinking days. It just goes that way. The little things come along, and there we are, in the midst of them. Considering. Wondering. Like. Taking someone out, and taking someone out, are two very different things. Depending on the situation. Personally, at this point in my life, I wish for neither scenario.

The first mysterious thing about this guy is his birthdate. Most sources say it is March 25, 1911. But the Warren Commission found that it was supposedly April 25, 1911, and that is what was engraved on his headstone. Jack Ruby. He was born in Chicago. That’s for sure, sometime in the spring of 1911,

Certain things in life, are simply not permitted. Of course, this is dictated by Scientific Law, which describes the natural phenomenon around us. This, based on empirical evidence. Factual, real, observed. Then there are man-made laws. Many of these are put in place to create order amongst the masses, to protect us, to make our