All Posts

It seems it is getting harder for some couples to live together in the same home, full time. What I am getting at is that due to the state of the job market, some couples have jobs that are not in the same city or even within short commuting distance from one home. I have heard of many couples where the wife works in one city and the husband works in another city and one of them is too far away to commute. Take me and my wife as an example. When we first moved to Florida,

Ah! Home projects. They are always fun, until they are not...LOL. I actually enjoy home projects whether it’s a simple project or something a bit more involved. Some people hate projects unless someone else is doing it for them. I can do most home projects myself whether it’s remodeling a basement or room, redoing a kitchen, building a deck, painting, etc. An occasional project is fine, and I find them to be fun and a good way to occupy my time. But I am at a point in my lif

Recently I have been getting online ads for car dealers specializing in classic cars. This immediately brought back fond memories of my teenage years. You see, my first car was a classic muscle car. A 1971 Buick Skylark which is Buick’s version of the Chevy Malibu and Pontiac Cutlass 442. Mine was a base model with the 350 engine instead of the 400 or 455. But it had nice lines and drove very well, at least for a car of that era. There are times when I wish I would have

I have gone through various phases of drink preferences. Not that I drink a lot because I don’t, but it is nice to come home after work and occasionally have a nice drink to help unwind and reflect. Most people who enjoy a drink from time to time will have their alcoholic drink of choice. For some it is just beer, others are into mixed drinks, some are into wine (which is another entire topic on preference of red to white), and some prefer a specific type of liquor. In my

It seems everyone has a preference for the type of climate they prefer. Cold, warm, hot, mixed… I have lived in several climates, and I am starting to lean heavily toward one. I will reveal my favorite a bit later. I think a lot of a person’s preference toward one type of climate, or another depends on several factors. For instance, do you like to snow ski, ice fish and snow mobile? Do you like hiking, fishing from a boat, or swimming? Or do you like a bit of everything

Condo view! I’m sitting here on the balcony of our rented condo watching the ocean waves drape the sand in salt, foam and shells. This condo is our second home 90 miles north of our main home that I live in full time. It’s a long story for this but the short story is my wife’s job just happened to be too far away to commute daily so we decided to rent a place. But that is not the story for today. The story for today is the view. The picture above is the view from our bal

I have exercised off and on over these past decades. I was always very active while growing up in my school age years participating in basketball, baseball, track and field, softball, bowling, skiing, roller blading, scuba diving, etc. Unfortunately, I have not been consistent with any of them since graduating from college, at least not the way I think I should have been consistent. I've had fits and starts and enjoy most of these activities. I believe I am like most people

What do you prefer, inland plains, mountains or ocean/Beach? It seems everyone has their preference, as they should. But what is it that makes the determination? Some people prefer the inland plains because they don’t like the salt water and the sand. Or some like the ocean and sand but hates the mountains or flat lands. What is the attraction to either? The mountains are generally sparsely populated, quiet, low traffic, and very calming. There are also drawbacks like

How many people have been to a fund raiser? My wife has worked as the Executive Director for several organizations over the years. This has given me the opportunity to attend many fund-raising events, either for her organization or other organizations as a reciprocal event. I thoroughly love attending these functions. Partly for the people I meet at these but also for the fact that we can do some good by bidding on the silent and live auctions. I feel fortunate that I am

I'm not sure how others feel about day trips, you know, taking an early morning drive to a destination for some new activity and then driving back home. Some people may find this exhausting and get nothing out of it. Others find it exhilarating and it gives them energy. Others may take a day trip just to get out of their own heads for a few hours. For me, it depends on what the day trip will be. If I am day tripping for a hike then it is tiring yet energizing, full of thought

I was thinking about dreams. How they can feel so real yet be so very strange. The way people, events and situations they are completely unrelated to each other in real life are mashed together in our dreams. I rarely remember my dreams when I wake up but occasionally, I will remember a small tidbit. A person, a place, an animal, or something not normally seen in real life. Have you ever had Deja vu? You know when you’re in a situation a place or you see something and i

I heard a song on the radio recently and it instantly triggered a memory from a certain time in my teenage years. The memory was vivid and real and full of emotions. I'm sure you have experienced the same thing at some point in your life. You hear a love song and a memory awakens when you were slow dancing with someone special. You feel the music, the touch, the warm feelings. Or you hear another song and your memory recalls a car ride to a special destination. You can still

When I observe people in public these days, I can see that many of the once common courtesies have all but disappeared. The idea of what it is to be a man has become so unrecognizable that it borders on absurd. Men in general have become more selfish and self-centered, vulgar, rude and just plain disrespectful. They think they always come first and treat others rudely and obnoxiously. What happened to art of chivalry and being a gentleman? What happened decency? There was a t

This will be a work in progress as I develop new topics and reflections. Today's topic: Scotch. There are many views on Scotch and Whiskey in general. Some people go overboard and dive into every aspect of this fine beverage. Others take pleasure in having the largest bottle selection possible and relish in buying and selling high end bottles that are in demand or may appreciate in value. I however, take a more casual approach to whiskey. I enjoy trying new brands, ages, and