Category Archives: Commentary

Oh no, this could be bad! I’ve been thinking about decisions. I wonder how many decisions that I make in a week, in a month? It would seem that most are mundane, barely even noticed as a decision. Others are … Continue reading →

Brother Ed Where to start? I have two brothers, the eldest, Bob, is about 17 years older, so he wasn’t around daily. He was alwanys in the military when I was young, so visits were infrequent. But I was the … Continue reading →

So, I’ve played with AI visually. I’ve now found an app that will write poetry based upon a title that is typed in the box. I choose the simple “Murder Most Foul”. I tried it 3 or 4 times, different … Continue reading →

I’m a politician and I want to do something. I want to have as much support as I can get, in order to handle any negative issues about my actions. I can’t ask for blind support, as this will stiffen … Continue reading →

I saw a notice in our neighborhood blog about a noise, and a bright light at 12:00 am. The neighbor wanted to know if anyone else had seen it. Dozens of people responded that they had, and suggested that it … Continue reading →

Genseric “the Lame”, king of the Vandals. He was my 42nd great grandfather, he ruled over the Germanic tribe of the Vandals for over fifty years, from approximately 425 to January 25, 477. He was born in Pannonia, which is … Continue reading →

He was born Jan. 7, 1909. He died on April 27, 1998 of respiratory failure due to a cerbravascular accident, and had asbestos related lung disease. Today he would have been 114 years old. My father had no official birth … Continue reading →

We crossed waves upon waves, as seen from the air, and time passed, compressing the experience to a dozen uncomfortable hours, instead of months of sea and sun. Land down under our intention, Playing music our desire. Steam and sulfur … Continue reading →

“The Games We Played” (From an email by my brother Ed} As you say, there were different rules in different neighborhoods that people played by. These are the rules that we played by on 15th street. The marbles were purées, … Continue reading →

There were dozens of kids living in the Wartime Housing Authority in the 1950s. Naturally, with all those kids in the neighborhood there were a few that were not so nice. In fact, some were downright terrifying. There was one … Continue reading →