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Even the modern day symbol for peace (see symbol above) isn’t without its controversy. Just like we can’t all seem to agree on how to create peace, we can’t even agree on a symbol to represent it.  The symbol that … Continue reading →

The news this morning said that President Trump now wants to take over Gaza. Seems like he’s got his sights set on a lot of the world. A separate article indicated that scientists have re-set the “Doomsday Clock” — this … Continue reading →

The new administration seems to be hung up on changing the names of everything — making it even more difficult for people lie me to know were we are. According to the new boss, the Gulf or Mexico is now … Continue reading →

On July 30, I put my thoughts on “paper” via this blog as to how I was feeling exactly six months after Claire passed away. It was an exercise suggested by someone that thought putting your feelings in writing would … Continue reading →

If you’ve read this blog over the years, you know that Chinese New Year is one of the many, many “holidays” that we always celebrated. This year, the Lunar New Year starts (today) on January 29 — and it will … Continue reading →

For years, our good friend Winfried had a sign hanging in his office that read, “Everyone should believe in something — I believe I’ll have another beer.” I was thinking about that the other day, and it occurs to me … Continue reading →

I went to lunch with a friend a few days ago and after we’d talked a while, he remarked that we seemed to be telling each other stories. I got to thinking about that…..The habit of telling stories is one … Continue reading →

You can tell it’s a slow time of year around here — yesterday my neighbor and myself got tired of politics and sports and we got to wondering what the world’s oldest joke was. Well, time for some extensive research … Continue reading →

Well, I tried to just ignore the rest of the world today. It’s brutally cold and lot of snow on the ground — good day to just stay in in do nothing. But — in this day and age, it’s … Continue reading →

A couple of hours ago, I finished listening to the 47th President of the United States give his Inaugural Address. There’s a good chance you heard it, too. No matter what you thought of the speech, or of Donald Trump, … Continue reading →