My sons and I took a weekend to fly down to Key West for some diving. We left Tampa in my airplane and arrived in Key West a couple hours later. We found a place to stay (no pre-planning here), made our dive trip arrangements and basically had a great time. There is nothing like…
A few years ago my dad wanted to use that sailboat that had been sitting behind his home. So the plan was hatched to take her out and down to Key West. I quickly offered for Kim and I to help crew the boat. I asked my son, David and Bryan, if the would like…
Kim and I flew to Oshkosh. Our airplane was loaded to the gill with the rear seat mostly hidden by camping and other baggage which we likely could have gotten along without nicely. What do they say? “Take half the luggage and take twice the money”. Ha – I found a listing of our expenses:Was…
I am reprinting this article below, by Matt Badiali. The Government Is About to Pull $3,000 Out of Your Pocket By Matt Badiali On Friday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, by a vote of 33 to 25. According to the bill’s sponsors, it is…
I am NOT a cat person. But I could be accurately called an “animal” person. Cats have, to me, always been a bit mysterious; a bit too independent for my blood. It seemed that they really could care less about whether we are around or not. Well this cat, the one that, basically, owns us;…
Early memories are difficult to sort, at times. The fleeting pictures with differing indices of backgrounds. “Was that there – or maybe there?” or “Had I lost my first tooth yet?” My memories of Mom seem to start with a hand. How interesting. It was a hand pulling a sled. I recall laying in that…
I enjoy Twitter quite a bunch. It works if one participates. Here is one guy’s experience: He sits in his room – no one to talk to. Quiet . Alone with his thoughts. He discovers Twitter. He looks at it, but puts it off. Later he looks again, and, for the heck of it, joins…
I will fully admit that I have equivocated on this issue over the years. As a fiscal conservative I am generally against new taxes. Then of recent I began rethinking and considering that maybe an Energy Tax would be a wise measure. That thought was couched in the argument that taxes levied upon fuel would…
Most young folks (and other older ones too) believe that what happens at any given present time is a first. And that is a good thing in many ways. It can make for a “blazing the trail” attitude which adds excitement to our individual lives. Getting your license to drive, going to the prom, getting…
The election is over – Obama won. It is inevitable after any election that part of the population is elated and other parts not so happy. Of course, I fell into the “not so happy” realm. But it only lasted a short while. The larger picture is that this country has survived much. Mr Obama…