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According to the news this morning, South Africa is planning to formally protest President Trump’s (reported) remarks referring to El Salvador, Haiti and some African nations in a derogatory manner. South Africa’s government is expected to issue a diplomatic protest … Continue reading →

(Some) Virginians are in the middle of a long weekend today — Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday, and Friday was Lee-Jackson Day, a state holiday in Virginia. Lee-Jackson day falls on Friday and Martin Luther … Continue reading →

As both faithful readers know, we have two new twin granddaughters. Well, I got to wondering if they’d do things at the same time or which one would be “first” to accomplish a new task. I wonder which one will … Continue reading →

I, like everyone I guess, had two grandmothers. And those two grandmothers, like any two people I guess, were very different. My grandmother Williamson lived to just a few weeks short of her 100th birthday. She was born (I’m pretty … Continue reading →

I warned you a few days ago that this was probably coming. As I talk about every year around this time, new year resolutions aren’t really realistic terms/conditions/actions to commit to because of something like an eight percent success rate. … Continue reading →

I thought today would be a good time to site yet another example that our grandkids are probably the smartest kids in the world — I think they take after me…. A few days ago we were at Dave and … Continue reading →

Well, here we are again — the year is nearing the end and a new year is in sight. And of course you know what’s on my mind — new year resolutions. (Actually, that’s not what’s on my mind, but … Continue reading →

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about something called “bitcoin.” I’m almost embarrassed to acknowledge that I really don’t understand bitcoins. A few years ago, I tried to keep up with most technical topics. Part of the reason, was because … Continue reading →

It goes without saying that things were different when I was growing up — with Christmas almost here, I was thinking about toys. When I was young, I had a lot of toys, but not compared to what the average … Continue reading →

I mentioned the last time I was here that there were a few events that I needed to catch up on… Both the faithful readers probably noticed that I didn’t include my annual Thanksgiving blog this year. There were a … Continue reading →