Monthly Archives: June 2024

I’ve been fortunate to have done a lot of things over the years. Years ago, I attended a bullfight in Spain. It was quite a spectacle with lots and lots of enthusiastic fans. The matador was dressed in mighty fancy … Continue reading →

My neighbor’s hobby is visiting various breweries — locally, and wherever he might be while traveling. Usually a few times a week, we get together in the late afternoon and discuss things in general and often solve some of the … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, Menoi,I talk about you a lot and tell stories about you and all the fun things you did. I’ve come to the realization that you were the “fun” in the family. Without you around I have to work … Continue reading →

When out daughter was about 2 or 3 years old, she went to a pumpkin patch with some friends. She came home with this huge pumpkin. I asked where she got it and she said she won it. I asked … Continue reading →

Oliver Cromwell was an interesting character.Probably the one thing that made him the most interesting to me is this:He was hanged and decapitated in 1661. He died in 1658. Ok — I probably have your attention by now.Oliver Cromwell was … Continue reading →

Two or three years ago, there was a presentation at our church discussing the differences between the Koran and the Bible. I thought it was very interesting and the intent was to give both “sides” a better understanding of each … Continue reading →

Every day when you read the news, there’s always one or more articles about the war in Ukraine, or more recently Israel and the middle east conflicts. There’s always a war going on someplace on the planet, so the fact … Continue reading →

You can hardly read a magazine or newspaper or watch TV without running across the topic of Artificial Intelligence. AI is becoming more “humanized” every day. I read the other day that law enforcement organizations are looking more and more … Continue reading →

On April 13, 1844, the New York Sun published a story about the first transatlantic balloon flight. The story said that a Mr. Monck Mason, and his crew in Wales, tried to cross the English Channel, but got caught in … Continue reading →

Most of us have at least heard of, if not read about, Sherlock Holmes — a famous fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. One of the things Sherlock Holmes is most remembered for is a line that supposedly … Continue reading →