Author Archives: Jimmy

Someone used the phrase, “I came, I saw, I conquered” the other day. I remember hearing it most all my life. It’s origin is attributed to Julius Caesar. According to my extensive research, Caesar first used the phrase after his … Continue reading →

Yesterday we talked about Alexander Hamilton and how he was one of the primary architects of the Constitution. The Constitution, as originally written, could never have been approved. I suppose that’s understandable, considering that we had just fought a revolution … Continue reading →

A few months ago, we had tickets to see the Broadway musical “Hamilton” at the Kennedy Center. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to go, but Claire, Kelly and Emily went. I’m sorry I missed it — I’m not a big fan … Continue reading →

Today, June 6, is “D-Day,” the anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy and acknowledged as the greatest amphibious invasion in history. This is one of those days that should commemorate an event that should never be forgotten. Three years … Continue reading →

We save a lot of “stuff.” Most of it we’ll never use, but we save it “just in case.” I think Claire is worse about saving stuff than I am, but maybe not….Anyhow, both of us grew up in households … Continue reading →

They say that everybody comes from somewhere, but I was wondering how did these somewheres get their names? It looks like countries names are just like our first names that are handed to us without input and inherited, arbitrary, and … Continue reading →

We recently renewed our AARP membership, maybe optimistically, for another three or so years. It’s a worthwhile organization and their publications often have articles of interest to me. Recently there was an article that discussed some things that older people … Continue reading →

Well, here it is June already — and carrying on this year’s practice of talking a bit about each upcoming month, let’s discuss June. June’s full Moon will occur in a couple of days (nights) on June 3, reaching peak … Continue reading →

On this day after Memorial Day, I was thinking about our last winter golf session. We always cover a number of subjects and one that seems to come up often in these sessions is “wars.” Of course there’s always been … Continue reading →

Every year at this time, Americans are called to pause to remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to this country in wars both at home and abroad. People tend to think of the Memorial … Continue reading →