

Patriotic Pursuit
D-Day (June 6) slipped by quietly this year. After all it is the 76th anniversary – the year after the Big Year. Like being a sophomore...
Jun 28, 2020

Teach your Children
Window decal for the 20s. Racism isn't born, folks, it's taught. I have a two-year-old son. You know what he hates? Naps! End of list. -...
Jun 14, 2020


All Aboard!
The Ellicott City Station in Ellicott City, MD is the oldest remaining passenger train statin the in the U.S. - built 1830 Hear that...
May 31, 2020


Corn Cob Dishes
Back, what seems many years ago, in January 2020 BCE (Before COVID Era) I dropped into an antique store. No, not an old store – a store...
May 17, 2020


Grandpa Was a Carpenter
Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day No particular reason, he just dressed that way Brown necktie with a matching vest...
May 3, 2020


Fish & Whistle
April 9, 2020, from my son: “Back in 2014 on me and Ryan's first western ski trip to Utah, we borrowed his Dad's 2003 Pontiac Grand AM...
Apr 19, 2020


The Better Angels
March 15, 2020 Joe is wearing a gray unzipped hoodie with a plain white t-shirt underneath. His jeans are well worn, somewhere between...
Apr 5, 2020

Fine as Frog Hair
To use the vernacular – from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Richard and Robert Sherman. - Many ask “How are you?” Many answer “Fine.” Why?...
Sep 3, 2019


Worry less, Love more, and Live Freely.
"Worry less, Love more, and Live Freely." - Tom has brain cancer - he has 3 months, 3 years, or longer. His new motto, “Worry less, love...
Aug 18, 2019


DeTour de Maryland or How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Team Good Wealth - team motto The Good Wealth is Health (with apologies to Emerson) - This July, for 23 straight days I rode my bicycle...
Aug 4, 2019