I took the picture above in 1977 when I hiked there with my best buddy. I don’t remember the name of the mountain but it is located in southwestern Colorado. The mountain top lake shown here was at 12,000 feet so the breathing was hard even for the 31 year-old that I was. You could say the view was literally breathtaking! This pic remains in … Continue reading I’m Dreaming about … Mountain Hiking…
My wife seems to constantly have one “food” show or another on her TV during the day. I don’t sit down and watch any of them but I am exposed to them as I move from one room to another. It is amazing to me how much money is spent concentrated on food, especially food that is not really good for us. The last couple … Continue reading Eating To Live vs Living to Eat…
This picture of the World Trade Center was taken lying on my back looking up at that the steel and glass buildings. We later had dinner at the Windows on the World restaurant at the top of tower 1 that evening. It was the last time I visited there… Continue reading WTC 1999
Its hard starting a new blog, if you are not primarily in it for yourself you are in for some serious disappointment as far as early views are concerned. They just don’t happen as we hope. You have to realize that you are competing with millions of others who are doing the same thing as you are and everyone of us is dreaming of thousands … Continue reading Its Hard Starting a New Blog…
This picture was taken on a Saturday morning in 1972. It has a special memory as that is when I first decided I wanted to use a camera for art. The building in the background was called the Pyramids and was located on the north side of Indianapolis. I was a young man of twenty-six when I took this shot. I have taken thousands of … Continue reading In Search of – Special Memories
I’m dreaming of all the friends I made in my business trips to Guadalajara Mexico. Especially those who helped me celebrate life at the Guadalajara Grill. Continue reading I’m Dreaming of My Friends at GDL
Spring is my absolutely favorite season of the year. It is a time when the earth comes to life once again. I thank the Lord for that happening each year and letting me enjoy another occurrence. Winters are a hard time for me. That is the time when my depression hits its lowest level. The constant grey sky and lack of sun drains me. I … Continue reading Spring Has Sprung….
I find inspiration in some very unusual places. This one came from a recent issue of a General Motors magazine called New Roads. For the most part it is a giant advertising document for their products but smattered within these ads are some sometimes interesting articles. As shown in the pic to the right this one is about Millennials. I must admit that I am … Continue reading You Just Can’t Keep Them Down On The Farm…
I enjoy my morning toast and so does my squirrel friend it seems…. Continue reading My Morning Toast…
We all think we know what propaganda is but until I saw the show on PBS entitled “The Brain with Brian Eagleman” did I understand just how invasive it is. Propaganda allows us to do very dark things that we never imagined possible. Here is a quote from the episode “Why Do I Need You”. But there is a darker side. For every “in group” … Continue reading Propaganda…
I can’t believe that we were on our honeymoon thirty years ago. We were both over forty and said by the time we reach our thirtieth anniversary we won’t even realize it as we will both be senile. Our 3oth will be here in a few weeks, we have less hair and more wrinkles and pounds but we remember it as if it were yesterday… … Continue reading I’m Dreaming About… Our Honeymoon
Colonial Williamsburg is one of my favorite places to visit. I have been there on four separate occasions. If you want to get a hands-on view of early American history this is the place to get it. This picture was taken during my 1988 visit. I wonder what kind of men those boys grew up to be? Continue reading Colonial Williamsburg…
I took this picture about 30 years ago from the top of the Haleakalā Volcano in Maui Hawaii while on my honeymoon. It is the epitome of beauty to me. Almost surreal… I was a naive kid of 40 back then. It is amazing how much I have learned and continue to learn since… 🙂 Continue reading Haleakalā Volcano
My friend over at the blog CountingDucks gave me a mini-epiphany today with his latest post. When describing his grandparents he could have just as well described my wife and I. On occasion I wear my tee-shirt with the following words on it just to bug my wife. “If a man says something and no women are around, is he still wrong!” Even after ten … Continue reading The Mystery of Women…
From my friends at the Will Rogers Institute. It is a down right mystery this year. 🙂 Continue reading No Accountiang For Taste…
Here I am about four weeks away from my visit to Disney World. Being on my bucket list I have high expectations for this visit. Our Magic Bands came in the mail today. These are wristwatch like rf identifiers we will use for everything from getting into our hotel rooms and the parks to charging everything we buy there. It couldn’t be easier. As usual … Continue reading Disney World Crowds..
Being that I will soon be in Disney World so for whatever reason Jiminy Cricket popped up in my mind. For those of you who are younger than 60 or so maybe you need a refresher on who I am talking about. Jiminy Cricket was a inspirational character in the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio. Some say that was the epitome of animated films. It … Continue reading When You Wish Upon A Star…
When I was in the corporate world for thirty years I frequently traveled by air. The first trips in 1970 were pleasant. The business traveler was king of the sky. But as the years progressed flying become more and more burdensome. My last business trip by air in 2000 was a pain-in-the… In the fifteen years hence I have made very few trips to airports. … Continue reading I’m Dreaming about Road Trips
Getting old it not for sissies! This is a saying that all of us over 60 know well. You might say 70 or even 80 but eventually it becomes a reality for all of us. I often say that after I turned 60 my warranty expired as that is when physical things started to go wrong. But that is not the topic for this … Continue reading As I Get Older…
I have always had pets in my life but I didn’t know a uber animal lover until I met my wife. Simply stated she would likely wrap her car around a tree rather than hit a chipmunk crossing the road. We have had a large variety of pets over the years, mostly indoor ones but also a myriad of outdoor critters. I haven’t counted but … Continue reading Critters…
Ewe, Me, and the Apple Tree The minute I saw this framed picture in the shop I knew I had to have it. Its play on words and simplicity simply spoke to me. 🙂 Continue reading EWE, Me, and the Apple Tree
What happened, however, wasn’t an abandonment of my faith, but a shift in my understanding of Scripture. While I had always read the Bible and knew large portions of it by memory, I had relied on the expertise of my religious mentors (some of whom were simply laypeople teaching Sunday School or Christian education classes) to help guide me through its interpretation. The more I … Continue reading How Studying Religion Made Me a Liberal
One of my hobbies (yeah I have many) is to take photos of group pictures from past generations I find in my travels and elsewhere. This one is from the Indiana Historical Society publication. The right side middle picture was taken in 1916. I enjoy zooming in on these type pictures and trying to imagine what one person’s life in that group was like. Getting … Continue reading Pictures of the Past..
We all have heroes that we admire in life. They have done some extraordinary things to merit our attention. One of my heroes is Thomas Jefferson. The words he penned during his life had a very distinct effect on how our country was formed. One of those things was his “abomination” for slavery. He knew it was a major flaw in his world. BUT… While … Continue reading About Our Heroes…
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