The Ghost of Memorial Days Past

Another Memorial Day weekend has come and gone. It isn’t a holiday about which many people seem to reminisce. I, nevertheless, did. In fact, it occurred to me that I have had some really good times during the Memorial Day weekend over the past few years. A few in particular [...]

The Cost of Getting There

It finally happened last weekend. After weeks of hovering around $2.85 to $2.95 a gallon, gasoline prices in Jacksonville finally crossed the $3.00 mark, jumping a full ten cents in one day. As usual, no sensible reason was ever offered, but I’m sure that the arrival of Memorial Day weekend was a key factor. I [...]

Blowing in the Wind

Saturday was a nearly picture-perfect day in Jacksonville, Florida. The winds were such that the smoke was blowing away from us, and the temperature was in the upper 70’s. In short, it was the kind of day that makes one want to be outdoors. In fact, it was the kind of day [...]

The Falwell Legacy

Jerry Falwell died a few days ago.
As can be seen in the numerous news reports, editorials and comics, Mr. Falwell surely left his mark on America — a legacy, if you will. But a legacy of what?
Some say that he lived a righteous life as a man of God. Others say the opposite. [...]

Mother’s Day

Mothers…
I have one.
I was married to one.
I caused someone to be one.
I have dated several.
I have known very good ones and very bad ones.
I am forever amazed at who they are and what they do.

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother’s secret love outlives them all. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, [...]

This Is Good Naked

This will be a short post – and one with no seriousness whatsoever. I couldn’t resist when I saw these two items on the news.

A while back, I did a post on “bad naked,” borrowing from the Seinfeld vernacular. That post, no doubt, is still discussed at water coolers nationwide on a near-daily basis. [...]

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

There is a song from many years ago (before my time) by The Platters called Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. I have no idea how I know that, but I do. It occurs to me today that this old song may well be playing in the minds of everyone in Jacksonville, Florida and [...]

Spring Cleaning — An Addendum

When we last visited, I related my recent experiences with spring cleaning. As I am so prone to doing, I managed to give even this esoteric subject a philosophic slant. I can’t help myself. And here we go again.
When I was a psychology major at Furman Univeristy, I focused much of my [...]

Spring Cleaning

The good people of Jacksonville, FL are experiencing something unusual this year – spring! Our norm is to have essentially two seasons: summer and not-summer. Not-summer is a 25-day quasi-season that is split into 2 to 5 day increments and distributed over the period lasting from November to April. Once [...]