It definitely left a mark on me. Indelible. Now that’s a pretty good word. It describes something that is “not able to be forgotten or removed.” There have been several things in my life that have left an indelible impression on me. And certainly, throughout history, we have known many indelible events. One of the […]

Homer Simpson and stereotypical police officers share this common thread. If we were playing Jeopardy, the answer would be“What are donuts?” I am not sure if it is National Donut Day or not, but July 9 is certainly a day for donut lovers. Sometimes, it is spelled doughnut, and then, of course, we see the

People are traveling again now that COVID has gone on the decline. That is, thanks to 40% of the U.S. population who are vaccinated. I’m not sure how long COVID will stay lower in numbers due to the Delta variant and people being resistant to getting the vaccine. But such is life. And death. Regardless,

Some of those nifty phrases in our societal vocabularies aren’t always right. I’m not sure anything in this world is absolute. There are no for certains, 100% of the time. These phrases come in all sizes, such as “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Or “Behind every great man is a great woman.”

I’m always one to say “Follow your dreams.” Well. Strike that. I never actually say, “Follow your dreams.” I typically say things like, “Be wonderful, amazing you.” And such. There’s something about the phrase, “Follow your dreams,” that always bothers me somehow. Maybe I take things too literally. I mean, heck, if I followed my

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. This Fourth of July, let us remember our good Declaration of Independence and all those who were a part of

Some days, it seems, the best we can come up with is Idaho. I mean no disservice to Idaho or any residents of the state. But it seems that the most I can report is that Idaho was admitted as the 43rd state in the United States on this date, July 3, 1890. They have

I was struck by the caption on this historical event. The headline claimed that on this date, July 2, 1843, an alligator rained from the sky in Charleston, South Carolina. This, during an incredible thunderstorm that day. They said that no one saw the alligator getting “to” the area, and everyone agreed (at the time).