Monthly Archives: June 2025

Today is a special day — not only is it exactly six months until Christmas, it’s also two of my kids birthdays. Both David and Chassie were born on the same day (one year apart.)Happy Birthday – hope you both … Continue reading →

My neighbor just became a new grandfather and we were talking about how much fun grandkids are — I’ve ofter heard it said, that if we’d known how much fun grandkids were, we would have had them first. Anyhow, I’m … Continue reading →

Hey Menoi,Here it is your birthday again — the second time I’ve had to celebrate it without you. Life hasn’t gotten any easier — I still miss you just as much every single day. I miss everything about you. As … Continue reading →

A couple of years ago, a friend gave me a T-shirt from the Hard Rock Cafe in Beijing, China. I wore that shirt a few days ago and someone asked me if I’d been to China. If you know me, … Continue reading →

If you’ve read this blog over the years, you know that I’ve often written about the moon. There’s at least a couple of reasons for that — one of my brothers-in-law absolutely believes that the moon influences every aspect of … Continue reading →

Seems like recent lunches with friends have become more serious lately. Maybe that’s because it’s getting harder to laugh at most of what goes on anymore. Generally speaking, the news is depressing — not only the US news, but the … Continue reading →

Someone asked me this past weekend if I was going to celebrate Claire’s birthday in a couple of weeks. My initial reaction was, of course — why wouldn’t I? But then I got o thinking, that It was a legitimate … Continue reading →