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In a recent update to this blog, I mentioned the barber pole — when I was young essentially every barber shop had one. I learned at a very early age that the barber pole had more to do with the … Continue reading →

Avast me hearties! Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day! Hopefully you all remembered this special day and are dressed in your finest swashbuckling attire. On this raucous day you’ll find the streets filled with landlubbers yelling salty sea dog phrases … Continue reading →

I got a haircut yesterday – in a place that bore no resemblance to the barber shops that were everywhere  when I was younger. Barber shops were places were guys hung out, talked about sports, politics and “manly” things — … Continue reading →

For the past few years, one of the things I’ve tried to do to keep active is play golf. Weather (and other activity) permitting, I try to play every week. Recently, I had occasion to buy a bag of golf … Continue reading →

Seems like the last couple of weeks, I’ve had occasion to do a fair amount of “texting.” I’ve also noticed that Claire seems to be texting more. Both faithful readers know that I’ve touched on this subject before and explained … Continue reading →

We spent last weekend visiting in Cleveland. There was a wedding shower for Chassie (and Dave) on Saturday at the Stone Mad Pub — a pretty cool place, I’ve decided. Sunday we attended a Stracensky Family Picnic that seems to … Continue reading →

So I see in the news this morning that Edward Snowden has been given “temporary” asylum in Russia. Both you readers already know what I think of Snowden (lowest of the low) and my opinion isn’t changing the more I … Continue reading →

Maysville, Oklahoma is well known as the place I grew up of course, but it’s also the place Wiley Post grew up. Anyone aware of early aviation history knows about Wiley Post. If you’ve visited the Air and Space Museum … Continue reading →

I just renewed my drivers’s license. I remember not too many years ago, when your license was due to be renewed, you went to the DMV and stood in line (usually a long line) then gave them your old license, … Continue reading →

If my count is correct, the last entry in this blog was number 100. Both you faithful readers will remember that this is the second generation of my blog — the first one (“In My Own Write”) was closed out … Continue reading →