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 …

REVIEW: iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max

Well, I've had my iPhone 13 Pro Max for about 2 weeks now and I thought I would give a non-technical "brief" review of this model. I won't go into too much of the technical aspects of the phone, but more of a user review. I'll break the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max into …

My Mint Mobile Review

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW and TAKE NOTE OF THE CAVEATS and CONCLUSION! BACKGROUNDFirst let me begin by stating I have been with the AT&T cellphone carrier for close to 20 years. I haven't tried any others during that time and to be honest, I haven't even done research to see if I could find …

Significant Events

On this day it occurred to me that at least in my life, three significant events dealing with our Nation happened that truly stand out to me. Yeah I know, there are significant and pivotal moments in the history of our Nation that I could also list, but thinking back, these three seemed to impact …

Check My Butt Out

I'm NOT EVEN going to pretend to be a championship pitmaster. In fact, I've never cooked in competition before, nor do I have any desire to compete (seriously anyway). If you put me in a group of 1000 people who say they cook the best pork butts...I could be in the top 10%, and just …

Review: Rec Teq Smoker

So from time to time I get asked about BBQ and smoking meat. I consider myself a pretty good judge of what makes a great chopped pork sandwich. I was a HUGE fan of our local (Blytheville) BBQ joints and the type of BBQ they sold there. I think Blytheville had some of the BEST …