Captain’s Log, 072021 Welcome back to the second day of our adventure. When I say adventure, I mean avoiding trucks full of onions trying to pass each other at 55 miles an hour while the rest of us who can do 80 are stuck behind them. This went on all day. Every time we exitedContinue reading “Captain’s Log 072021”
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Captain’s Log, 071921
Captain’s Log, 071921 I promised I would have all you folks join me on my summer vacation and promise kept. Who’s making that noise back there? If it doesn’t stop, I’ll turn this car around.… I decided to get a start on my first report during our first day’s drive. I’m getting the hang ofContinue reading “Captain’s Log, 071921”
Road Trip: Captain’s Log 071821
It’s time for vacation, wahoo! When I say that to my middle aged sons, they roll their eyes and make some snarky remark about how I’m retired and on vacation everyday. Let me clarify. I am semi-retired. Yes, I no longer get up, get in the car and drive to a job for five daysContinue reading “Road Trip: Captain’s Log 071821”
What is Trivia?
I enjoy watching the television game show “Jeopardy.” Almost every night at 7 p.m. I sit and watch as three contestants provide questions to a slew of trivia answers about a wide variety of subjects. It is amazing how quickly and accurately they can come up with the correct answer. These contestants are playing forContinue reading “What is Trivia?”
Never Ending Story
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
A disclaimer before I begin. Baseball is my favorite sport. I have favorite teams in other sports but baseball is my first and only true love of a sport. I root for my favorite American League team and my favorite National League team and I just love the game. So much so, I have playedContinue reading “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”
Rewriting History
Reality Sucks
Recently news broke that the reality show, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” was coming to an end. For me, that was the second best news report I’ve seen this year, only second to the Covid-19 Pandemic coming to an end. As far as I’m concerned, both were abject disasters, documented everyday on television and socialContinue reading “Reality Sucks”
The Press
People wonder why I am going bald. Some may think it is genetics but most of my hair loss is due to pulling it out from watching the news. As for new hair growth, the more that comes off the top, the more I gain in some of the strangest regions of my body…but that’sContinue reading “The Press”