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President Eisenhower is noted for establishing the Interstate Highway System. He’s also noted for something else that’s probably more important to the country than interstate highways — the establishment of the CRITICOMM System. Here’s a little background in case you … Continue reading →

We were driving the other day and, I’m not sure why, but I asked Claire what is the difference between a Church and a Chapel. Turns out that neither one of us really knew the answer. We attend St. Agnes … Continue reading →

We were talking a few days ago about our first cars and the best and worst car we ever owned… some of us had old Studebakers, and beat up Chevys and Fords, but no one had a “foreign” car when … Continue reading →

The topic of the day after golf last week was Maine. One of our regular golfers spends his summers in Maine, and Kelly, Chris, Emily and the pups are vacationing in Maine with the Giffords. Anyhow, someone said that our … Continue reading →

  A number of years ago, I had quite a bit of work to do in Jakarta, Indonesia and before returning to Manila, where we lived at the time, I had a couple of things to do in Medan. Medan … Continue reading →

This subject has come up before, but last week it surfaced again… everyone seems to have their own opinion as to what the “D” in “D-Day” stands for. During our after golf discussion that address “important subjects,” it was decided … Continue reading →

A lot of people, including a few members of our family, believe that a full moon brings out the worst in people. I’ve read all sorts of stories about more suicides, more violence, more accidents, and more aggression occurring when … Continue reading →

Over the years, I’ve had a number of occasions to have physical therapy. I’ve been told, and I don’t disagree, that this type of treatment can do miraculous things for certain aches and pains or injuries. I have friends that … Continue reading →

Yesterday I’d mentioned that I lived on Tu Do Street when I was in Saigon. It was, and still is, the most historic street in Saigon. It’s original name was Rue Catinat (the French seem to always attach rue to … Continue reading →

Fifty years ago today, the US astronauts landed on the Moon. It’s one of those events that just about everyone can remember where they were when it happened. I was in Saigon at the time and I watched the moon … Continue reading →