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As time passes, some things change — actually almost everything changes. That includes our language and the way we speak, or maybe don’t speak so much anymore. This weekend at church an elderly man that usually sits in front of … Continue reading →

I never grew up wanting to be a “boss.” It was never my desire to order, or even direct, people. But as it turned out I found myself in the leadership position of a number of groups over my working … Continue reading →

I was talking to Siri on my iPhone earlier today and later got to thinking about talking to a machine. When I was a kid any machine that talked was pure science fiction and usually it was just described in … Continue reading →

One summer a long, long time ago a traveling carnival came to Maysville, Oklahoma. Since it was late summer, Maysville was probably their last stop for the year. When the carnival left town, the lady (and her son) who sold … Continue reading →

Well, here it is one of those holidays that we faithfully celebrate every year – Ten-Ten Day. Both the faithful readers know all about it — that it’s Taiwan’s Independence Day. As a way of background, in case you don’t … Continue reading →

I was fortunate(??) enough to be one of the first Americans in china when the U.S. was in negotiations to re-establish diplomatic relations with mainland China in 1972. I traveled to China from Manila in the Philippines. I Flew to … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago we celebrated our friend Anne’s birthday and today our neighbor’s kids are having a party. Anne is in her 80s and the neighbors are probably 3 or 4. We went to a favorite restaurant to … Continue reading →

Seems like a lot of people we know, or at least know their relatives, have recently, or are going to have twins. I read somewhere that between 1980 and 2009, twins birth rates rose 76 percent. I was going to … Continue reading →

We have a somewhat “famous” place here in Shepherdstown called the Bavarian Inn. It’s restaurant serves German food and people come quite a distance to dine on their favorite German dishes. Every year the Bavarian Inn holds a German festival, … Continue reading →

Well, here be me most favorite holiday again — Talk Like a Pirate Day. Today everyone around here will be calling each other ‘me hearties,’ be donning their finest eye patches and pulling the usual shenanigans that they do every … Continue reading →