Eva, This year has been very wet with two major storms already. Earlier this month we had Hurricane Beryl blow through town and power was out for days. We have had rain every day and the ground is saturated. It has been cooler this summer, and I have not left […]
Monthly Archives: July 2024
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Eva, On that Saturday afternoon in March, we said our vows and pledged to share the rest of our lives together. I thank God that he gave us 58 years together and for all of the experiences we shared. The past two years without […]
Those born during or soon after World War II have experienced things that our children and grandchildren would think are silly or unimportant. Our generation has always been mostly optimistic but grounded in the knowledge that we grew up with few things that were not required to get by. That […]
Many of us “old-timers” learned to drive in cars with standard shift transmissions, not cars with automatic transmissions. Back in the 1950s, most cars on the roads did not have automatic transmissions because most makes were not sold with them, and those cost more than the standard. Also, automatic transmissions […]
Eva, I love you because you understand, dear Every single thing I try to do You’re always there to lend a helping hand, dear I love you most of all because you’re you No matter what the world may say about me I know your love will always see me […]
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, […]
Must have a sense of humor. Willing to listen to stories of the “Ole times” (sometimes more than once). Willing to hear facts you never thought about (no need). Like to watch movies (sometimes tear jerkers and sometimes westerns). No smokin, dipin, cussin, or woke talkin. Did I mention – […]
Before 1972, presidential candidates for either political party were not voted on during party primary elections. They were selected by the individual parties during their conventions held months before the general election. The delegates that went to the conventions were the most active and powerful party members from each area […]
Every four years we hear calls for “term limits” and yet nothing ever changed. So, why is that the reality? There is nothing in the U.S. Constitution that prevents limits from being established for all elected officials; however, the process of making changes makes it next to impossible. Bills have […]
When I saw the post on Facebook about Sears being torn down, it brought back a lot of memories of that store and that area. Eva and I lived in an apartment not far from that store and she would park her car there and ride the bus to work […]