It’s still so surreal the vivid memory forever etched in my mind of that day 60 years ago today when Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. FDR, in his speech before a joint session of Congress on December 8, 1941, which led to our finally entering WWII, referred to the surprise attack on […]
Of course not!! In fact, changing the names of military installations, buildings, schools, and streets has most likely increased racism in America. It reminds me of the thousands of times throughout my life I’ve said something thinking it was the right thing to do and for me to feel better. Well, did I feel better–for only a minute or two. […]
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has been devastating to both the United States and the world as a whole. Not that the tragic loss of precious life which has exceeded 1 million deaths in the United States and nearly an additional 6 million deaths worldwide isn’t enough, the effects which have affected our culture representing the beliefs […]
Each year you see a number of “Best & Worst” lists for the year, so I decided to create my own list, but concentrate on just what I consider to be the “best of the best” for 2023. Not saying it’s totally inclusive, just saying it’s what came to mind and is being displayed randomly and in no particular order, […]
As the years go by, I become more confused, but I’ve come to the conclusion it’s not because of me, but because of everything else around me. “Back in the day”, I was seldom confused as everything was “normal”. Today, and especially since what occurred in 2020, the term “new normal” has reappeared replacing the term “normal” which to me […]
Being a “Type A” workaholic, I enjoyed, what I’ve been told, was an extremely successful 50-year professional career although, personally, that could be up for some considerable debate. The first 30 years were spent in the supermarket and supercenter industry, while these final 20 years were in professional livery service. I’ve been known as both the Grocery Guy and the […]
“Back in the day”, as I was growing up early on, my life’s influencers were the cement which kept those initial building blocks intact and solidly bound together. As a teenager, additional influencers were added to strengthen the existing foundation, and finally as a young adult and onward, more influencers came to the forefront to reinforce what was already in […]
Doubting this is a quote which only pertains to me. I’m betting the vast majority of sane Americans today feel exactly the same way with today’s insane society–it’s just awful! It’s the total reason our family chose to escape and establish “The Compound” early in 2021! This quote and the title of this post comes from the 1976 Academy Award […]
My Environment Growing Up Overall, the environment I grew up in “back in the day”, being an only child, was wonderful, but it didn’t come without its challenges. Namely a father whose genetics, DNA, and heredity were passed down to me. And, of course, being that only child, I was the focus of my father’s eye. In other words, there […]
There’s nothing more important than family and I’m so very glad I finally realized that before it was too late being one who matured later in life once they got away from sipping that “corporate Kool-Aid”. Bottom line–I didn’t have my priorities in order for a very, very long time! Thank goodness for my wife of 44 years, La Bear, […]