When we lived in the Heights, our only radio was an old tube-type radio in a wooden box with a dial on the front for locating one of the few radio stations. It had a small speaker below the dial, but the tubes were weak, and the speaker was old, […]
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“God never gives you more than you can handle.” We all have heard that statement and may have repeated it more than once. However, when you are at the point where that is being said, your pain does not go away when you hear it. “Why me?” is the question […]
The Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) was the original name for the Johnson Space Center (JSC) is NASA’s center for human spaceflight. The Gemini Program was the first spacecraft missions that were controlled by MSC. There were twelve Gemini missions between April 1964 and November 1966. I started working at NASA […]
When we still lived in the Heights, one of the jobs I remember my brother having was as a soda jerk working at the Duggan Pharmacy. It was located in the building at the corner of 19th and Ashland St., next to the Heights Hospital. The term was used to […]
God has blessed all of us with gifts. The ability to do something a little bit better than normal. He makes all of us special and different so we can live and work together as a team. Each of us brings something unique so we complement each other rather than […]
About a year ago, someone asked me a question that I quickly answered with “no”. The question was “Did you ever have an affair when you were married to Eva?” I was not offended by the question nor was it difficult to answer. Our marriage was faithful for 58 years […]
I watched a movie last night that touched my heart with a message about a problem that has been bothering me for several years. The movie is “Play the Flute” and I found it on the Pure Flix streaming channel. The story is about a Youth Pastor getting his start […]
A couple of days ago I watched a movie on Up Faith & Family Steaming, titled “Though None Go With Me”. I did not see anything on Xfinity TV that looked like something I wanted to watch. As I was scanning the options on Up Faith & Family, that title […]
In my old age, I tend to question the purpose of many things we do. It seems like every week there is a “special” day, sometimes a whole month, to celebrate something. Greeting card companies exist because of these “special” events. Father’s Day is celebrated in most of the world; […]
Eva always told me she was not my mom when I wanted to do something for her on Mother’s Day. She never had a problem with me being a part of our girls celebrating that day with her, but just me doing something for her. To me, as her husband […]