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 of years seem to be the “year of the cupcake” on cable TV.  There were so many shows about making them, eating them, and competitions of how to display them, it was insane to me.  … 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 of views a day to somehow validate our time spent writing posts. I especially feel sorry for those bloggers out there that are trying to make money off their words. You are almost guaranteed failure. … Continue reading Its Hard Starting a New Blog…

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 seem to live in a constant darkness during winter months.  Spring is my favorite season. As the years have gone by, we have been in our current homestead for sixteen years now, I find that … 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 for the most part out of the mainstream of life. My world is more or less how I want to make it. It seems that being an empath I migrate toward the lower echelons of … 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” there is an “out group”. Dr. Eagleman’s labs  has show that belonging to an “in group” means that at an unconscious level our brains care less about members of the “out group. He journeys to … 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 years it still raises a comment or two. I have to say up front here that I had very early life experience with the opposite sex. I didn’t really get into any serious relationship until … Continue reading The Mystery of Women…

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 they are of a very high quality. So far I have found that the folks of DW treat their customers exceptionally well. I know I am only one of the 50,000 or so people who … 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 was about a puppet who wanted to be a real boy. I think I was maybe five or six when I saw it.  I had seen cartoons before in the theaters but since we didn’t … 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. Instead I now take road trips. Yeah, road trips might take a little longer, although with all the security stuff sometimes not. But if you really want to see just how wonderful and diverse this … 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 post. Instead it is about the Joys of life and how they become more intense as we age. That might be a surprising statement to some but after I explain I suspect you will be … Continue reading As I Get Older…

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