Fat in Indiana

  Benjamin Franklin Wade missed out being President of the US by one single vote. Al Gore has nothing to complain about. You see, in the yea...

 Small town, long ago.  High school social life revolved around football and basketball. After every home game a dance was held in the cafet...

It is strange that on weekdays I need the alarm to wake, yet on a weekend I wake up on my own, earlier than on a week day. It isn’t like I a...

Millionaires and billionaires continue to sorta argue over how to slice up the MLB pie. At this point it seems they cannot even agree on whi...

Half of my life was lived under the shadow of war with the Russians. After the Berlin Wall fell, followed by the rapid dissolution of the US...

  A police officer is walking his beat when he catches with his eye a trail of $50 bills leading into an alley. Curious, he immediately goes...

  There was a bit of confusion at the Bass Pro Sporting Goods store this morning.  When I was ready to pay for my purchases of gun powder an...

So is there anything  that can get a NCAA basketball coach fired besides losing? Bonus question: what would have happened had the white skin...

I was scrolling through my channels yesterday. I see I now have something called the Black News Network.  I was not aware the news of the da...

Before you totally distracted me yesterday I had some interesting stuff in mind to discuss. Yes, it was interesting because I said so.  Don’...

Here we are on a very cold Saturday. Posting has been light this week. The reason is three-fold. I had a two-day prep for the anal probe. I ...

 It takes guts to be an organ donor.

  My Mother was a conundrum. She could be a stern taskmaster and incredibly loving and kind. She had remarkable patience. Mom was a hard wor...

  A widowed Jewish woman, mid 50′s, went to a Tel Aviv beach for the first time since her husband passed. She was still attractive and looke...

  There was a bit of confusion at the Bass Pro Sporting Goods store this morning.  When I was ready to pay for my purchases of gun powder an...

The Big Game was entertaining. I didn’t really care who won.  It is the Big Hallmark Holiday today. The wife made me agree to no cards, no f...

My iPhone had some issues and I had to get it replaced a month or two ago. Thank goodness for insurance! While setting up the new phone I no...

The coffee is hot. The sky is cloudy. Classic rock plays quietly in the background as I type this one-fingered on the little iPad keyboard. ...

 There is a cold rain falling. This time last week it was snow. That white stuff is still on the ground, at least for now. We shall see if t...