Lots of notable people died on this day.I wonder what kind of “stuff” they left behind. Did they live a life of austerity? Or did they accumulate loads of possessions? Like these guys, all of them passing away on an October 5th, somewhere in time. General Charles Cornwallis 1738-1805 — Neat as a pin.Tecumseh ??-1813 […]

Well. Today’s entry didn’t actually happen on this date. But it is about this date, October 4th. Also known as 10-4. That’s a 10-4, good buddy. Ten-four. Yes. I’ve said this catchy phrase before in my lifetime, not always knowing what it meant. When I was a kid, one of my friend’s dad had a

I like St. Francis, I’ll tell you. Francis of Assisi. For two main reasons. He had a great love, appreciation, and respect for the animal kingdom.He was a man of peace. First of all, he wasn’t born as St. Francis. His mom and dad didn’t look at that little baby boy and say, “Let’s name

Good things have happened in the Octobers of the past. There have been a lot of them, I’ll tell you. I’d like to give you an actual number of how many Octobers there have been so far, but it is difficult to calculate. You see, humans — that’s us — showed our furry faces on

We’re human. We all make mistakes. But in this world of incessant information, we tend to mess up the facts at times. As hard as we try, it happens. Yet. Some things are more important than others. Today, I will look at some information that is often misplaced in accuracy. But as it goes, these

If I were Queen of the Land, a lot of things would be so. I would take my Royal Scepter and make them so. You all know the usual suspects in this. Equality for all. Health care for all. Human choices for all humans. And all. Those decrees would be made on my first day.

I am a law-abiding citizen, mostly. I speed. Lawbreaker number one. And I always roll through the stop sign at the intersection of Seven Mile Road and Wayne Trace Road. Unless there is a car coming. Lawbreaker number two. I stole a Kappa Alph Theta baseball cap in college, right out of their house. And

Well. I got my hair cut for the first time since 2019.  Pre-pandemic.  Since that time, I’ve been cutting it myself. What a thing. As such, this seems like a  good day off from the blog today. Don’t let anyone tell you that I’ve gone fishing. I have not gone fishing. If fishing were the