My sister Lois lives in Chicago and always seems to have the perfect remedy for those little household emergencies.  While I was speaking with her the other day, I casually asked how she would remove an indentation from a carpet that’s had a sofa sitting on it for 5...

“What happened to White People in America?” was in the subject line of an email I received from a friend recently.  The email was a meme illustrating how white men have just about disappeared from television commercials in this country. Those who read my blog know I’m...

A few random thoughts before the media becomes preoccupied with the January 6th committee... The reason the media is focusing so much attention on the events of January 6th is because President Biden doesn’t have anything to brag about  during this holiday season, not...

Merry Christmas everyone and my apologies - I don't like mixing politics with Christmas (its inappropriate) and my recent  "Just Sayin" post wasn't supposed to appear until after the first of the year - I don't know how that was sent out because it still shows a...

Of all the Christmas movies the classic 1983 film, “A Christmas Story,” starring Peter Billingsly, Darren McGavin and Melinda Dillon remains my favorite.   A period piece set in the late 1940s; the film is a caricature of Christmas for millions. The movie captures...

Years ago, I wrote a commentary for the Christmas Eve edition of the Vail Daily; a story that grows better with each passing year, so, I thought I would share it again today.  Like most of us over the age of 50 (heh, heh) I have some ‘interesting’ memories of...