Before you read any further…

READ THIS FIRST - Before you read any further here... Most of what you read and see here will be shared stories, pictures and autobiographical content. I'll also post excerpts from my Mom's Journal that go back as far as 1945, as well as stories from my old Navy days and childhood, and even some …

My Job History

Many times I wished I could have experienced a wide variety of jobs during my active working years, I thought it would be exciting to learn a new skill every couple of years to expand my experiences of working in different genres of employment. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized …

My Biggest Burger Pet Peeve

I guess I could have used several other titles for this post:"How To Ruin A Good Hamburger""Why, Why, Why Did You Do This""Have You Gone Completely Mad" OK, so what am I talking about you might ask? There are things that make a good hamburger, and I'm not talking about a McDonald's, Burger King or …

Blast From The Past

This will be a memory of mine, but with two separate stories. I was born in Flint, Michigan and lived in Grand Blanc, MI until I was 11 years and Mom and Dad divorced. We were pretty much a typical American family of the time. On Sunday's Mom would take us to church at the …

Helping Ukraine Win

I have bought a new iPhone every year since 2008 (I think I did skip one year)...but for the most part I have purchased 11-12 iPhones since the iPhone 3GS. Even with my first iPhone I bought a case, and every iPhone since that time gets a screen protector and goes into a protective case …

Negotiating Political Prisoners

Apparently a prison swap with Russia will be happening very soon. It will probably involve Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan and Marc Fogel (although Fogel may not be included). Here's my take. I'm glad these American's MIGHT be released soon, but at the expense of letting go of a Russian arms dealer (and maybe one more …