Meandering Monday about Home

Decades ago, when we had been in our first (and only) house for less than a year, we suffered a break-in. Someone decided that they wanted something we had, ad so they decided to break in and take it. It’s terrible how many people out there think that they are entitled to something just because … Continue reading →

Fearlessly Feeble Friday: Don’t Mess With Us Old Folks

Most people (the decent ones, anyway) react with anger and disgust when they hear that some thug has beaten up (or done worse to) a senior citizen. We all look at those news reports, and place those people in an especially despicable class of cowardly, cruel predators. I believe we even have especially heavy sentencing … Continue reading →

Sum-it-up Sunday: Arms, Aftermath, Accords, Accomplishments

As of this writing, we still don’t have a motive for the Las Vegas mass shooting – and yet within twenty-four hours the calls began for SOMETHING to be done (meaning gun control), along with the vilification of people who didn’t agree with that agenda. There is a certain callous absurdity in demanding more laws … Continue reading →

Sum-it-up Sunday: Indecency, Innocents, Identification

A memorial was held Tuesday for the five officers in Dallas who were murdered by a white-hating gunman. President Obama came ostensibly to honor the fallen, but managed to fault police as a whole for their racism in the course of his lengthy, politically motivated speech. This was a classless appearance; and yet, sadly, totally … Continue reading →