Been married 20 years;.together even longer than that. This week marked two decades since we stood in front of Lady J, our airplane, in our new hangar at our new home—surrounded by about 90 friends and family, sharing that incredible moment. To celebrate, we just returned from a short cruise. A suite (a free upgrade!)…
I recorded this back in November 2023—just messing around with singing while playing piano. Turns out, it’s a tougher skill than I imagined! Tried the Ray Charles (sunglasses) look, but let’s be real—nobody but him had that legendary charm and style.
Politics is no longer a battle between left and right. It’s about Up and Down. It’s about the elites—quietly and covertly in control—and the everyday people who live their lives with trust, hard work, and good intentions, raising families and contributing positively to the world in fair exchange. I used to be caught up in…
Ethical Approach to Addressing Illegal Migrants I am MAGA—through and through. There is a deep and growing demand for justice, and an urgent desire to make things right—quickly. However, I take a slightly different view on immigration compared to the black-and-white solutions that dominate today’s discourse. The illegal migrant crisis is one of the most…
Facebook, X, Telegram, Truth, Youtube and the list goes on. I lurk on many and participate in a few. Facebook bothers me, I will be honest. The digital world has grown beyond what ANYONE can grasp. And the hands that can manipulate it, and do manipulate it, are unknown but suspected. I like Facebook in…
A Grandfather’s (Papa’s) Reflection: When they’re young, we are the center of their world. It’s an addictive kind of love—whether you’re a parent or a grandparent. But as they grow, their universe expands, and our slice of it becomes smaller. It’s not about our importance, but rather the space we occupy in their ever-widening lives….
The following was published on October, 29, 2013, and somehow got corrupted on this site. So I have republished it. As some who follow my wife, Kim, on Facebook may know, we are now new parents of a young puppy. This little gal is now about 10 weeks old. She is getting better every day…
In late 1975 I visited Lori, my fiancee, at her parents’ home we called the “Tree House”. It was a beautiful modern home that they had purchased from my dad a few years prior. Lori’s dad, Joe, had a beautiful Baldwin full sized grand, perfectly in tune, sitting in a place of importance, just under…
On Sunday the 16th of July, we returned from a week’s cruising with the family. That afternoon, while unpacking, I took a moment to jot down this poem to help wrap up, at least to me, some of the complex and conflicting feelings which can come returning from such an experience. Memories from the Decks No…
Ham Radio is an interest that is seen from two viewpoints. First is: To each is own. I just can’t quite get the passion these guys feel about talking on the radio to someone else. I mean, when you have Skype, and Email, and Twitter, and Facebook and Youtube and……and…. and, how can you find…