Month: May 2017

There is a lot to be said for a good map.  This is true, on so many levels.  A good for-instance, is when you are trying to find your way to Big Bob’s Bobbin Barn, in Boise.  Pinpointing the exact

Nature is good for us. At this juncture in history, humans spend a lot of time indoors. We get busy with our lives, our jobs, or homes, our cars. And of course, in our land of the Buckeye…. the winter

The holiday weekend. Memorial Day, specifically. For about the past 150 years, Americans get together in the late Spring. May 30-ish. The purpose is to honor the sacrifice of those who have given their lives in service to their country.

I enjoy being in the company of animals. Any animals, really. From the earliest I can remember, I have been this way. It started with a failed attempt at saving an ailing mouse. I was quite young. But, from that

Abscond. That’s a good word, I think. It means, in short… to leave hurriedly and secretly. And when you leave… you typically do this because you are avoiding detection. You know… for something like an unlawful action. Thieving, and such.

Tonight, our oldest grandson graduated from high school. Levi Elijah Moreland. He is quite a young man, and although I am a little biased, it is very true. He is smart. Bright smart. And funny, and creative. Especially, he is

Tonight, I heard a guy being interviewed on the news.  At one point, he was asked about the recent allegations concerning connections between our government and Russia’s. His response was, “Well, no offense, but I don’t trust the media.  False

There are the old commercials which used to run on TV…. showing a chocolate truck driving down the road, and then… . a peanut butter truck coming from the opposite direction…. fade to black… and KAPOW…. the two trucks have

There is a lot going on in the world right now.  Much of which, I do not understand. Yesterday, there was a horrific suicide bombing in Manchester, England.  Twenty two people were killed, and 59 injured.  Many of those have

I miss the Woolly Mammoth. I do. Not that I ever actually KNEW a Woolly Mammoth, but I have seen the movie Ice Age. I can tell they were a species to be loved. If there is one of the