We recently returned from “the ride of our lives”! What started out months ago as an intriguing idea for some big boy fun culminated with five guys riding their bicycles from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. In the blistering sun and sweltering humidity, Jim Thomas (Lewisburg), Jeff Schans (Montoursville), Steve Speaks and his 13 year old […]
The world of an almost three year old is full of fascination, surprises, and pull-it-out-of-your-hat statements. The week before last we were blessed to have our oldest granddaughter, Danalyn, stay with us for a few days. We look forward to future visits with her, as well as her cousin, Naomi, and her sibling in […]
Life has a funny way of coming full circle and this became evident to us this past weekend. Jackie and I traveled to Pittsburgh to take in a baseball game between the surging Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies. Although they lost the game we attended, the atmosphere at PNC Park was fun as the […]
Unless you have been hiding under a rock or just dropped in from Krypton, you most certainly have heard all of the hoopla about the bouncing bundle of British joy! The headlines, TV magazine shows, and news services have had all kind of spins on the blessed event. Heck, his arrival was a significant boost […]
The question caught me off guard and was asked in the strangest of settings – a courtroom. Several months ago I found myself in the county courtroom on the witness stand as the initial witness for the prosecution. My “Good Samaritan” actions eighteen months prior got me a date with the legal system. Fortunately, I was not […]
How has your day gone? Was it hectic, attempting to meet countless demands at work that most likely will not be met? Do you ever feel like an octopus with every tentacle grabbing onto something and there are more something’s vying for your attention? Have you ever had the urge to appear in a sequel to […]
Finally, a moment of quiet to enjoy and to escape the chore of painting our house, which has been a mainstay of my world for the last two months in between work and the other “stuff” of life. The end, for now, has come – thank the Lord! I could use some WD40 to lubricate the […]
Have you ever seen those signs while traveling along the highway, “Temporary Inconvenience for Permanent Improvement”? Think of this short blog post in the same manner. For a while I have been posting periodic blog entries at www.48days.net and this has served me well. However, I am taking the leap into formalizing my writing and […]