May 2021

I’m not in favor of beheading, but if anyone might have been worthy, it was King Henry VIII, himself. The son of a gun. Put a crown on it, and people will let it pee anywhere it wants to. And that was the case with Henry VIII and his wives. He had six in all,

This pandemic just keeps rolling on and on. They keep saying the outlook is positive, yet only 35% of adults are vaccinated in the United States. I’m not sure what the statistics are in little old Preble County, Ohio, my current place of residence, but I imagine they won’t go much higher. This is the

This world is brimming with people. Certainly, we can only know a tiny portion of the 8 billion on this big ball, spinning in space. Sometimes, even with those people we think we know, there is so much we do not. Today is May 13, 2021. Bunches of somebodies have been born on this date,

I watched the Kentucky Derby this year on Sunday, May 2. I try my best to watch the race, as there is something about it that I truly love. Growing up, we never missed seeing the race, at least not if we could help it. My mom loved the Kentucky Derby for reasons unknown. I

The next time you park your car, you may want to think twice. Or, sprinkle some holy water before you get out. Secrets may be lying underneath. It is true. Over the years, some highly interesting things have been buried under parking lots — all sorts of things. For one, the lost remains of King

It is one of those days where I’ve written about every historical act of notability, which occurred on this date. At least once. It probably happens more often than not, and I just repeat myself without knowing it, here in my writing. But today, I am certain I’ve written about Victoria Woodhall and the fact

The other day on the news, I saw a segment about the Ringling Brothers Circus elephants. The organization had retired the elephants due to pubic pressure about circus life and the mistreatment of the animals. So, since retirement, 35 elephants have been “held” in a small facility, which wasn’t much better than their circus days.

Mothers. The feat of being a mother is universal and as old as time. Given that wingspan, the reaches of motherhood are innumerable. And within that consortium of motherhood lies a wide range of mothers. Some are like saints, and at times, some are like sinners. I was lucky and blessed with a good mom.