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I’d like to send out a big ‘Hey, Happy Birthday’ wish to my friend, Abraham Lincoln. Abe, as I like to call him, is probably best known for the penny. The first penny with his picture on it was issued … Continue reading →

I’m not a good speller — never have been. I used to hate that subject in school. Of course I was excited when I saw my first “spell checker” on a computer. I figured my troubles were over. One thing … Continue reading →

I swore I wasn’t going to pay any attention to the presidential election until much closer to November — but — it’s really hard to have an extended conversation with anyone without it at least being mentioned. Lately every time … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Ground Hog Day. When I was growing up in Oklahoma, we called groundhogs Prairie Dogs or Woodchucks. A popular tongue twister when I was young was, “how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck … Continue reading →

Any of you following “The Puppy Files” (Dave and Chassie’s blog about their new puppy) are aware that a couple of entries recently covered — in depth — the subject of poop, from way too much to not enough. That … Continue reading →

Well, here it is the middle of January already and I’m already behind on my goal of regular updates for this here blog. But as the old saying goes, better late than never – I suppose. 2012 is, of course, … Continue reading →

As I mentioned earlier, Chris, our niece, was visiting over the weekend. She asked a very interesting question and I didn’t know the answer. I figure I owe it to her to satisfy her curiosity and provide her with accurate, … Continue reading →

It was an active weekend around here – Chris and John came in from Cleveland on Friday evening and we wined and dined them at the cafeteria at Shepherd University. It was the annual holiday meal at the university and … Continue reading →

This past weekend was not only the first Sunday of Advent, it was also the introduction of the “new” Mass translation in the Catholic Church – at least the English-speaking Catholic Churches. I think this is the 3d edition of … Continue reading →

The last entry in this blog was titled, End of the Trail — and it was, for the original blog I started back in March of 2007. I decided it was time end it for a number of reasons, not … Continue reading →