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I have started a page called “Open Letters”.  You will see the new option on the top of the page right now. This is going to be a place where I will post Open Letters to people that I know would not otherwise read a letter I sent them directly.  More or less it is … Read more

I recently, a few weeks ago, decided to go through and really clean house a for a couple weeks.  You will notice the use of  “a couple of weeks.”  That was not a typo, nor was it any form of exaggeration, we have lived in our house for ten years now and still have boxes … Read more

I am not sure where I first heard that term, Chasing the Spark, but I have always liked it.  It can have so many meaning that can cover everything from the philosophical to the physical. The way that I like to use it, in the rare times you will actually hear me use it aloud, … Read more

I was speaking to a fellow employee last week and the topic of travel came up.  We talked about the cruises that my wife and I had been on and the issue of how travel has changed over the last ten years.  She then said something that kind of got to me.  She said that … Read more

Hello all…  and Happy Thanksgiving Day. I would say that this has to be my favorite holiday of all of them, followed closely by Halloween.  I know, Halloween is not really a “holiday” per se, but I have always thought that it should be. Thanksgiving is, for me, a time to express myself through the … Read more

Greetings… When I started this blog, I did so with every intention of making it a place to keep things light-hearted and fun place to write the occasional article about my observations and opinions on things.  However, over the several years of it’s life, it has take on a new meaning to me. I have … Read more

I read the papers, watch and listen to the news, read the blogs and listen to the way people talk and the question arises… is the America that we, as Americans, know and love, dying? This is not a question of philosophy or morals so much as it is a question of us as a … Read more

Greetings all… My Apologies for the recent lack of posts… I have been going through a recent phase of mind block and have had plenty to write about and little to say. If you have ideas that you think I might be able to work with, you are more than welcome to send them to … Read more

Please note, these were observations made during the week following Hurricane Ike and we were still recovering from the devasting effects of the storm, I only mention that to give you some time perspective to the obervations. When I initially shared this with several friends and family members we had been without power since Friday … Read more