Author Archives: Jimmy

I think I touched on this a long time ago, but at lunch the other day, my friend mentioned how the Internet had changed our lives and had created news words and terms. He said he never heard the term … Continue reading →

I like music — but I’m not a musician. That’s one regret I have — I never learned to play a musical instrument. I was pretty much forced to take piano lessons when I was little, but after a couple … Continue reading →

I mentioned legends a few days ago and I’ve always liked legends and folklore — most all of them are interesting and many are educational and contain good advice. Anyhow, I got to thinking…. from the beginning of human history … Continue reading →

We were talking the other day and and someone referred to an old football player as a “true legend.” I said, as usual, without thinking, that a person couldn’t be a legend — they could be famous or well, known … Continue reading →

Recently I’ve been reading a fair amount about the Nazis takeover of Germany. A few days ago I read an article talking about when Norway fell to the Nazis — newspapers all over the world pointed out that the fall … Continue reading →

Some time back one of the nieces or nephews had asked about Pandora’s Box and a few weeks ago, I had written about “hope.” I thought now might be a good time to talk about Pandora’s Box and hope. There … Continue reading →

I think I mentioned a few days ago that I was invited to brunch at some friends house recently. There was a lot of talk about food and it got around to the topic of what’s the strangest food you’ve … Continue reading →

I know this may be getting old, but I’ve been doing a lot of reading about happiness lately and the Dalai Lama boils it down pretty simply…• The purpose of life is happiness• Happiness is determined more by the state … Continue reading →

We lived in the Far East for a number of years and, as I’ve mentioned a number of times, Hong Kong is just about my favorite city. No matter where we were living, my job job always required quite of … Continue reading →

The chapel where Joan of Arc worshiped was the Chapelle de St. Martin de Sayssuel in Chasse, France. The chapel was moved, in 1964, to Marquette University — a Catholic, Jesuit institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Within the chapel is the Joan … Continue reading →