Since May 2018, I have written a column and each month I “rack” my brain on a topic to write about. I like to take a topic off the top of my head, because at 92, life has given me opportunities where new experiences should provide plenty of topics to draw from. I started writing because of my Pastor at

Many years ago, I read about something called “Cultural Lag.”   Basically, it means when a new scientific development is introduced to our culture, it takes time for people to adapt to the new science or product. If you take the example of electricity, it takes time to get to a new customer because of the manpower and cost of

As you were growing up, your family had a favorite product or companies’ products they thought were quality items. Nowadays we’re not sure of the quality of many products. Brand names are not what they used to be. Corporations buy out others, thus trusted names disappear making it difficult to trust quality and service. How about a corporation that is

How is your dog doing?  Did it survive “Dog Days of Summer?”  Hopefully it’s doing well. My son took in a Chesapeake pup found on a roadside, living on grasshoppers. The concern for this dog turned into many wild experiences. The dog grew large enough to name it Moose.   One day when my daughter-in-law was cutting the grass with a

Patriotism is being highly devoted to one’s country. A first step is an outward display by pledging an allegiance to our country, the United States of America. Memorizing the pledge can start at any time, usually in grade school. The day can start with all standing, placing their hand over their heart and reciting: I pledge allegiance to the flag

Newspapers are a vital way of communication in any society. Besides printing the news, they provide an opportunity to express opinions by the public. Most newspapers pay for their publishing cost through advertising. Currently newspapers are being challenged by the internet. The information can come from any source. Some newspapers have found it necessary to duplicate the paper on-line. So,

Weather is the most discussed topic wherever you travel.  In more recent years it has been a major topic because as predicted, earth warming temperatures are coming true. We have experienced hotter summers and a much warmer winter. Much of our world weather change is due to man-made activity.   The winters, metrological December, January, and February, have been above average

Time is passing by very quickly and already it is February. As a young student in school, I enjoyed studying and learning about presidents; February was referred to as President’s month.  We celebrated two of the most popular men we had in that office – George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Maybe we enjoyed learning about these men because we had

Kindness is the quality of being friendly, considerate, and generous. I have witnessed these characteristics more in people since my personal life has changed and I’ve grown older. It’s probably not the age so much, but the means you physically have to use to get around. Using a cane to stabilize yourself is obvious and kindness shown is that someone

In your younger years, how did you get the news?  Commonly, a local, weekly paper provided what’s happening in both the past and the present.  Most people did not have a radio until the 1930’s, if they could afford one.   The radio became very important for news in the 1940’s during WWII.  Families would crowd around the radio to hear