Month: December 2015

Over in Dayton, in my old stomping grounds… there were alleys between all the streets.  That’s just how it is in city blocks, a lot of times. The alleys were always the “unspoken sordid pathways” of the neighborhood.  Most kids

  Tonight, I was thinking about a lot of different things.  The thought pattern just goes from one leap to the next. I was considering how much I love it… when you take an Oxygen atom, and plunk it together

The earth used to be a LOT different from what it is today.  Step back a few years.  Let’s say we’ll go back about 400 million years or so… to the Devonian Period.  At that time in history, Michigan was

Another Holiday Gathering, and another day of abundance. Togetherness.  And. Great food, stories, laughs, and family memories. As an extra bonus,  we played some games.  Now that was a big hoot, even though I didn’t win very much at all. 

Technically, Christmas 2015 is over.  Technically. It sure can be a lot of hubbub.  The shopping, the gifts to wrap, the feast to prepare. Cleaning the house, before, during, and after the wingding. In a recent survey, Americans chose Christmas

When we were recently in New York City,  we made a point to hit some Museums. Specifically Art Museums.  The very first stop on our trip was the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  The Met. I had been here before, but

Being home, makes you appreciate all the good little things about it.  Ohio has some interesting things to consider…. sort of. In any such case.  Here are a few. • Fifty percent of the United States population lives within a

I was born in a city.  And grew up in a city. I went to school, all the way through college… in cities. And then, I got plucked out of city life, and hurled into a country-culture shock.  For a