In the U.S., Memorial Day marks society’s start of summer. Interestingly, when I started school back in the day when we walked to school uphill both ways, Labor Day and Memorial Day served as bookends to the school year. Initially known as Decoration Day, a day to honor the fallen Union soldiers from the Civil [...]
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On Memorial Day 2012
Posted in Holidays on May 26, 2012 | 32 Comments »
On Grocery Store Incidents
Posted in Life, tagged Behavior, Grocery store, Human Behavior, Integrity, Life, People, Shopping on April 25, 2012 | 49 Comments »
A grocery store is a wonderful place to witness a wide range of human behavior. Maybe that is a reason I used the marketplace in past posts. My recent trips brought these situations to my attention. I cannot believe the idea came to me too late. A lady, who was buying a regular size bag [...]
On an Aspect of Health
Posted in Life, tagged Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer statistics, Dancing with the Stars, Female Cancers, Female health, Females, Health, Lung Cancer, Woman's Health, Women's Health on April 9, 2012 | 42 Comments »
This story started early last November (2011) as we were at our first handbell rehearsal after returning from cruising the southern Caribbean. We only missed one rehearsal, but it still good to see our handbell friends. At the end of the rehearsal, my wife and one other choir member convinced our dear friend that she [...]
On a Wimpy Today
Posted in Life, tagged Blind, Braille, Good deeds, Hamburger, J Wellington Wimpy, South Africa, Wimpy's Hamburger on February 11, 2012 | 50 Comments »
If you are a baby boomer like I, you probably associate Wimpy as a friend of Popeye the Sailor. Yep, that’s J. Wellington Wimpy to we cartoon enthusiasts. Created by EC Segar for the original Popeye comic strip, the soft-spoken, kind, intelligent Wimpy was Popeye’s friend. When Fleischer Studios animated Popeye, Wimpy took a less [...]
On an Angel’s Wings
Posted in Life, tagged ALS, Angels, Giving, Good people, Goodness, Honsty, Humanity, Life, Woody Davis on February 3, 2012 | 26 Comments »
Do you remember Clarence Odbody? I imagine the last name may throw you off, but he was an Angel Second Class who hadn’t yet earned his wings, thus assigned as the guardian angel to George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life. I like good stories about good people doing good things for others – and [...]
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