Our grandson loves to turn on the seat heaters when he rides in the back seat of our car. Since we don't ride in the back we are not aware that they are on--usually on high. This weekend we took some friends for a ride...
One of American history's interesting moments was when an American president from Texas spearheaded the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Lyndon Johnson, our 36th president, once said, "Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right." I'm fascinated by this because most of...
Long before Einstein's theory of relativity people were very aware that time is relative. When we are very small time moves ever so slowly. A week was a month and a month a year. In our autumn and winter years it reverses. A year is...
Upon hearing the news today that Scotland has, for humanitarian purposes, released a man from prison who was convicted for the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, I was interested in the objections of many people. I'm sure I do not understand the feelings of relatives who...
Late this afternoon I found myself standing beside our local academy (high school) principal. I could not help but notice his extremely short haircut. His head was about 3/16th of an inch away from being shaved. My mind rushed back fifty years to my student...
I need to speak of the tyranny of magazines. We are seduced into purchasing subscriptions because the price is often very cheap, if you catch a special. The magazines promise the firms that purchase advertising that they will have a certain circulation. If they are...
As I reached into the dairy case to pick up a container of freshly squeezed orange juice I noticed another brand claiming the same characteristics and it was two dollars a gallon cheaper. Now that's a significant difference. But was it as good? So I...
If you want an interesting three minutes, watch this year's Kentucky Derby. It's available on You Tube. Mine That Bird, with 50 to 1 odds that he would not win, started off running in last place looking at 18 tails in front of him until...
There I was with my old dog. Picture this. An old man with an old dog at 11:00 on a moonless night slowly walking up my hill. Neither of us comes up as quickly as we used to. But at least I'm not the one...
While waiting for a traffic light to let me go I suddenly smelled the smoke of an El Producto cigar. Instantly looking in my rearview mirror I saw a cigar in the mouth of the man in the car behind me. I was fascinated by...