Not Yours To Give
Tennessee Congressman Davy Crockett in the 1800’s said: “We have the right, as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we …
Hillary Stole My YoYo
And I am not too happy about it. You see, for years, perhaps even decades, around our house we’ve used the acronym YOYO as a …
Chicago Revisited
Found a picture of some of the graffiti at Gino’s East. The writings cover everything except the bathroom walls where there are signs saying it is a graffiti-free …
Cubs Win – Who Cares?
Sounds a little crass perhaps… And I didn’t feel that way as we experienced the thousands singing what I guess is the Cubs’ victory song …
The 9/11 Generation
In the movie “Shooter” (a movie that seemed to me to be confused about its politics), Marine Corps sniper Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg) makes …
Gino’s East
Dinner last night. Deep-dish pizza at Gino’s East at the corner of Wells and Ontario in downtown Chicago. We had the Famous Cheese and Sausage …
Appeasement Doesn’t Work
Hadn’t seen this before, but it reminds me of something Winston Churchill once said: “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will …
New Technology in Digital Photography
This is a pretty amazing new technology in digital photograhy linked with the Internet. www.MonitorCamera.com
Winston Churchill Gets the Boot
Looks like Winston Churchill, famous for his two-finger “victory” salute, got the one-finger salute from the British education system. Seems that Churchill, a legendary and …
Smoke Detectors and Sleep
Last night, as I went to bed, I said a little prayer and asked God to wake me up by 6:00a. I do this sometimes, …
Site Dedicated to Dumb Laws
Find out the silly things that are illegal where you live… In Georgia, “No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket …