When my father passed his ashes were spread at sea. There was no more appropriate place on earth than that for him! When my mother passed her ashes were spread on the McKenzie River. There was no more appropriate place on...
Category - Observation
If you listen to most historians you will often hear the refrain that history is written by the victors. I believe that this is generally true. It takes time, often generations, and a change in the makeup and spirit of the...
I have observed people with the cell phones: Walk down the street. Driving. Steering their shopping carts. In a checkout line. Taking care of children. Interacting with another person face-to-face. Listening to TV/Radio. I have...
This is one of those times when I am going to say “No Offense” and truly mean, with all of my heart, NO OFFENSE and no one is going to believe me. But as they say in the Russian Army Toughski Shitski. I really do...
This is the letter I sent to the CEO of Frontier Communications, with a copy to the Chairman of DISH Network: Dear Dan McCarthy: I recently was going to be a customer of your company but it was not to be. This is primarily...
I was looking at the plethora of minivans and SUV’s on the road as of late and it got me thinking about how the came into being. First came the minivan. This came about because people needed cheap cars that could carry...
the closer everyone seems to get to their mortality by age the more they seem to reach for immortality by faith.
It is interesting that just having this place to post my thoughts and rants is cathartic enough to reduce the necessity of actually posting all the time. Just having the ability to have a place to rage against the storm is...
I finally wrote my thoughts on Bernie Sanders’ candidacy. I waited awhile so that I was not tainted by the heat of the moment and could give it a little more of a thoughtful view. If you are interested you can find it...
First off, I have nothing against vegetarians or vegans. More power to you. It matters not why you have made the decision to eschew meat, or in the case of vegans, any animal-based products. To each his or her own. It can...