Writing is Therapy
Okay, this is just wrong. If you look closely in the picture you can make out the “S word”. And it is not even Thanksgiving yet. This is Northern Virginia, not Iowa. Fortunately it is it the heavy wet stuff so it shouldn’t stick at all. But it certainly seems early to me. Some of … Read more
I can remember sitting in a high school room 45 years ago looking at the cars passing by outside wishing with everything in my being that I had the freedom those drivers did, and that somehow I could leave the jail of a school and get on with my life. Isn’t it funny that today … Read more
King Solomon wisely wrote in the Bible “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Of course as I have learned in my aging wisdom: Solomon didn’t say anything about whether the child will depart from the way he should go during … Read more
We took the kids to the zoo on Monday. It was a typical drive in DC. If there is such a thing. We spent a few hours at the zoo and completed our holiday weekend after having a confirmation reception for John Saturday evening. low cost tadalafil Due to this symptom it is named as … Read more
It is rare I quote someone else at length. But this was just too good to pass up, or forget. I have seven children and five grandchildren (well, five of my kids are “step-children” but after a while they become your own) – and surrounded by so many children from three different generations counting mine … Read more
Iowa There is a place in Iowa where you can sit on the deck all day sipping coffee or drinking beer, and you will of had a very very good day. On Friday night you may have to get up and drive a mile or so to go to the local football game. And you … Read more
After telling our children dozens of times not to throw or swing things around in the front room near people and windows our 13 year old son was doing just that. He was swinging a flute-like recorder when the mouth piece separated from the recorder and hit our front bay window. And of course, the … Read more
I have spent a lifetime working to leave a mark on this world. I want a legacy. I consider myself to be average in talents and abilities, and it is rare that I set some record, even among my small circle of friends and family. So it with great pride that I have achieved probably … Read more
Sometimes I feel like I just don’t have enough time to do everything that needs doing. There are so many things I set aside in order to handle the emergencies and the mundane necessities of each day. Some days I feel like it’s time to go to bed minutes after I arise when in fact … Read more
The old saying is once you learn to ride a bike you never forget how. That seems to apply to swimming to. I have a mild handicap in that I wear leg braces of sorts – AFO’s they’re called. Although I kind of grew up in the water and I’ve always been able to swim … Read more