Category Archives: general

After the Civil War, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman famously declined all invitations to run for President, stating “If nominated I will not run, and if elected, I will not… Read more »

I may have to stop going out in public.  I think my memory has officially reached its limit. I used to hear that we use only ten percent of our… Read more »

Recently, the price of mailing a letter went up a whole nickel, from 50 to 55 cents. I remember the national outcry when it went up a penny, from five… Read more »

I try to steer clear of politics, because frankly, you get enough of that just about everywhere else. Many “news types” have made it clear. They’re on this side, or… Read more »

Each Christmas season, I get my annual car insurance premium bill for the next year. Within moments, I go from Happy Holidays to Bah Humbug. My family has been quite… Read more »

You can blame it on AutoCorrect, Spell Check, voice-activated text, or just plain old lack of spelling skills, but social media continues to be a bottomless pit of unintentional laughs. … Read more »

I LOVE it when great people are honored while they are alive. Too often, we wait until after they’re gone, and that’s when the tributes flow. Hollywood gave Carol Burnett… Read more »

More than a few times over the years, I’ve filled this space with “Facebook Fails” or “AutoCorrect Accidents,” a collection of unfortunate misspellings.  These word mishaps are caused by technology,… Read more »

  Many people have described 2018 as a terrible year. According to the latest polls, the only thing Americans agree on is that Americans do not agree on anything. At… Read more »

Recently, a manager who works with a chain of retail stores asked me for an honest opinion. He said one of his store’s competitors seemed to get more favorable mentions… Read more »