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So here we are in Bradenton, waiting for the next meteorological shoe to drop. Milton is coming, and it will get messy, but we should be okay with that. We are shuttered and in a no-flood zone, but it promises … Continue reading →

OK, so summer is over for most of the country. But down here in Bradenton, Florida, we still have two months to go before the chill of November arrives, and I can wear sweatshirts, jeans, and socks. We still have … Continue reading →

It was always the saddest day of the year. Despite what the seasonal calendar showed us, it was the last year of summer. Certainly, it was the last year of summer vacation. That sense of dread of the approaching new … Continue reading →

Words Of Love Summer Music Through My Years 1968 Bookends Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme Album 1700 Idea (Bee Gees) 1969 Rubber Soul Yesterday And Today Revolver Crosby Stills And Nash Blind Faith Byrds Greatest Hits Led Zeppelin First Album … Continue reading →

What Is A Father? What Is A Dad? FEATURED I wrote this a few years ago to commemorate Father’s Day. I wrote…A Father is the guy… I have updated this today and changed it to A Dad is the guy… … Continue reading →

Eighty-one years ago in the European Theater of Operations in World War II thousands of insanely brave men accosted the shores of France at Utah Beach and thus began the end of the Nazi empire. Back at home, there were … Continue reading →

This is a birthday card for my daughter, Jeannine. I wrote it for her a few years ago, and I have shared it every year on her birthday, and I do so again. Since the first time I shared this … Continue reading →

Heuristic Algorithmic Computer or, as we more lovingly remember him, HAL was created by Arthur C Clarke in his book and Stanley Kubrick’s classic movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. I say HIM referring to HAL because even in the liberated … Continue reading →