Humanity/Humility

It has taken me awhile to write this blog. I knew what I wanted to talk about and what I wanted to say but wasn’t ready to write. Actually, we were too frigging busy with family things, and I didn’t make the time. Then I read the 2 recent posts Continue Reading

This is kind of a rhetorical question, have parents just given up on parenting? Does anyone provide any structure or discipline to their children anymore? I ask this because I have seen different incidents over the past summer that makes me wonder, what parents are up to?  My dad was Continue Reading

I was born in 1963 in South Philadelphia. I spent my childhood and the first part of my adult life there. I lived in a row house. You can’t live too close to me, and streetlights don’t really bother me. Most of my parents’ siblings (my Aunts & Uncles) lived Continue Reading

As we approach Memorial Day 2022, I always like to take time out and acknowledge the folks who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. As I watched the PGA golf event last week, I became very annoyed over the announcers talking about how heroic Tiger Woods was in his Continue Reading

It is time to write again. It is so hard to not say anything about politics, with so many inaccurate things being said. But I will refrain today. Well maybe just a small somtin somtin. No, no, no I won’t. I won’t do it! Not this time. I was relegated Continue Reading

I’m writing this post because, well just because. I’m not looking for condolences, but it has been five years since my mom passed away and New Year’s Day was always special to her. There are many times during the year when my mom pops into my head, her birthday, wedding Continue Reading

When I read the book “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, I started thinking about how similar it was to the book I had planned on writing for some time. In my book I didn’t want to tell people how to live, do this, do that. I wanted the book Continue Reading

I don’t spend a lot of time on Facebook, I may look at it once or twice a week. Now, I like Facebook and I try to use it for what it was intended for which was to catch up with friends, share birthday and anniversary greetings, extend condolences on Continue Reading

VICARIOUS – Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person. RUBBERNECK – Turn one’s head to stare at something in a foolish manner. SCHADENFREUDE – Pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. If you are un-aware, reality TV is not real. No really, it is Continue Reading