Letter to Howard Johnson Family

September 19, 2018 To The Family of Howard N. Johnson I am hopeful this letter finds itself into the hands of the family of Howard Johnson. I was friends with and spent time with Howard in the Navy. Of all the guys I was stationed with in the Navy there were only 2 standouts and …

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Seasickness – A writer, I am not

First off, I'm TEN TIMES a better writer now than I was back in the early 1980's, and I have affirmations of that claim in the following true story.  But being TEN TIMES better still won't make me a good writer. I'll admit that at best that I'm fair...if that. Regardless, the following account is …

The Beat of the Drum

Mom taught me something about individuality as I grew up, and I passed it on to my daughter. She taught me to be ME.  She warned me, that as a teenager there were many influences and pressures that would bombard me such as alcohol, drugs, sex, social responsibility, and in general just being a good …

iPhone Images of Past

I've kept all my iPhone images since my first iPhone way back in 2008 when I bought my first iPhone 3G. I have owned every new generation iPhone (not every model) since it's inception in 2007. In other words, I have owned the iPhone 3G, 4, 4s, 5, 5s, 6 Plus, 7 Plus and now …

A Memorial and a Celebration

Today is bittersweet. It was 30 years ago today that my Nephew Zack was born into this world in Blytheville, AR. So today, we celebrate his birthday. Ironically, his birth date just happened to be the same date as the day our Mom passed 5 years ago. It has always been a balance between celebrating …