I admit it…I like old musicals. There were some great songs that came out of those movies from the 70’s and  before. One of the oldies was a movie called “Show Boat”. The conclusion of the movie finis...  Read More

President Teddy Roosevelt delivered a speech at a university in Paris in April, 1910 and in it he spoke these  words: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man st...  Read More

“It’s a Jungle Out There!” That was the tag line for the anthem to the humorous detective show “Monk”. And  in many ways…the song was right. There is a battle out there that is focused on one specific...  Read More

It happened on a Friday night so many years ago…but I still remember it. I was a defensive lineman for our  school’s football team and we were in the midst of a huge game. Neither team could get a sig...  Read More

His name was Jimmy Gonzales. He had been in the Marine Corps for over two years and was one of the early  ones to be sent to Vietnam. He was a corporal and a mortar-man but on the last day of his youn...  Read More

We lost our cat of 14 years the day before Easter. But God has brought us a furry visitor with coal black fur and  green eyes! It is actually one of neighbor’s outdoor cats. This one has kind of adopt...  Read More