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I watched part of the January 6 hearings yesterday — I found them disturbing, for a number of reasons, but that’s not what I’m going to blog about today. This isn’t the first and, sadly, probably not the last time … Continue reading →

I had cataract surgery a few days ago. While I was waiting, multiple nurses came in for various reasons. One thing that I noticed that I hadn’t given much thought about, was that nurses don’t wear “nursing caps” anymore. Our … Continue reading →

A few years ago, it seems like most of the people that sat around us in church had a name that began with the letter “J.” There were a couple Johns, Jims, Jimmy, James, etc. We used to joke that … Continue reading →

Happy Flag Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring June 14 Flag Day. In 1949, Congress followed the proclamation enacting a statute that officially recognized Flag Day.  Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th because that was … Continue reading →

I know I sound like a broken record, but every year on this date I struggle to write this blog. Today is Claire’s birthday and I want to wish her a happy birthday and tell her that I love her, … Continue reading →

Today, June 10, is Ballpoint Pen Day.Even though people don’t write anything much anymore  — most things are recorded using some type of keyboard, on the computer, phone, etc. But when people do write things on paper, they almost always … Continue reading →

I think I’ve mentioned before that a while back Kelly gave me a book full of questions about my life. I was supposed to answer them and give the book back to her. Being a good father, I did just … Continue reading →

Today is the 78th anniversary of D-Day. Actually, it’s the anniversary of a D-Day, although it’s probably the most well known. Today is the anniversary of the Allied invasion of Germany occupied France. Rather than being the name of the operation, … Continue reading →

Once a week, I usually ask if tonight is the night we take the trash out to the curb. If it is, we gather up all the wastebaskets and empty them into a larger bag with the other trash and … Continue reading →

The other day I was cleaning out a shelf above our computer desk downstairs. Almost a third of one shelf was “directions” sheets and books that came with things we’ve bought over the years. Some of the things we still … Continue reading →