It has been a few months since my last blog. I have taken a long vacation from work and have been out of state. I am a very lucky man to be able to do such a thing. Many people in this country only get a couple weeks a year of vacation time. My present […]
Read more "Count Change"When we are graduating high school, we all have an idea of what direction our life will take in the following years. Our imagination may run from going into business, entering college, or getting a great job. We imagine all the things we will be able to buy with the money we will get from […]
Read more "Amazing Journey"It is very interesting to watch the race for the presidency on television. Most Americans think that the country is in mess these days. How did we get here? By voting for professional politicians to lead the country, again and again. This election season is notable because there are 3 Republican candidates who are not […]
Read more "American Lemmings"There was once a smart man who said: “Insanity is doing the exact same thing over and over, and expecting different results.” Truer words were never spoken. All the news these days on the television is about the presidential race. There has to be other newsworthy things going on in the world, but presidential candidates […]
Read more "Insanity"There is a major problem in America today. It is manifested in the 2 generations that follow the baby boomer generation in young people being completely disconnected from the country in which they live. Young people today, who can vote, are interested in only 2 things – pleasure and entertainment. All other concerns pose no […]
Read more "American Problem"I love the holidays. The days from Thanksgiving on through New Years Day. The food alone here in the South is reason enough to love these days of fall and winter. There is so little daylight (less than 10 hours per day) that a psychological condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder – SAD – has been […]
Read more "My Imagination"I have some friends and relatives who are quite a bit older than myself. We all live in the Southern United States. Some of these older friends and relatives are making some choices that astound me. As I have gotten older, I realize from time to time, that I cannot do some of the things […]
Read more "Aging and Changing"It has been quite some time since I have blogged. Thank you to all my friends who have followed me and kept in touch with Twitter and Facebook. At the end of September I became very sick with bronchitis and fluid in my lungs. That knocked me down for a few weeks. Then, I got […]
Read more "Back in the Saddle"I have a cousin, a wonderful, talented girl. She doesn’t have to have a regular job, but earns a little money playing music from time to time. She recently typed a post that stated that people lived well and had good times in the Great Depression. Her grandparents’ – if they were still living – […]
Read more "Happiness"I am now old. 60 years old. By the time a person gets to this stage in life they have seen how things got to where they are now, if they have a functioning brain. I have seen many changes in health care. I have been a Registered Nurse 31 years, and a Certified Registered […]
Read more "Reduced Efficiency"
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