…extremely bored. A few days ago I woke up and really felt down in the dumps which made me realize that I was just bored. I seem to be sleeping more, but yet am tired more. I should be full of energy but have no energy. None of this is making any sense to me. […]

…Flag Day, celebrated on June 14 every year, and is the celebration and recognition of the stars and strips. It took three Presidents to get Flag Day on the government radar. President Woodrow Wilson issued a formal proclamation for Flag Day in 1918 and President Calvin Coolidge did the same in 1927. But in 1949 […]

 …I had run into Publix, pre-quarantine, to pick up a few things and as I was looking over the available varieties of ice cream, one name hit me.  Otter Paws Ice Cream.  The name and the picture it conjured up in my mind, stopped me dead in my tracks, not the Moose’s Tracks, which was […]

…George Elwood was a night watchman for a large company in London. One morning as George was finishing his shift, his boss told him, “I’m going on a business trip to Norway tomorrow. My flight leaves at noon from Heathrow Airport.” Upon hearing this, George became alarmed and advised his boss to take the boat […]

…flooded back today as I came across a similar toy to the one above in a box of real estate memorabilia. This particular toy brought tears to my eyes as I remembered how I happened upon it, and why it has remained as part of my past that I bring along with me. I got […]

ducks. One day, after living on the preserve for more then 10 years a pair of very different ducks showed up. They were not like any other duck we had seen, either here or in NJ or Penna. They had very long legs that were bright orange, to match their bill. They did not waddle […]

…possum. Anyone who knows Sean knows he is not only an animal lover, but loves all creatures. If a spider gets in the house he is in protected territory. He is not allowed to stay, but he is afforded a ride to the back patio. Several years ago a neighbor showed up looking for Sean. […]

…come today, and stay awhile so the ducks can play. I mean that seriously. We live on a natural preserve, who’s water fluctuates with how much rain we have. Over the past 10 years we have less and less water which means less and less wildlife. The ducks, and egrets, coot hens, herons, storks, sandhill […]

…a day of remembrance.  Although we associate Memorial Day with being a welcoming three day week-end that heralds the beginning of summer with people going to the shore, municipal pools opening and the barbecue masters of the house firing up the grill, it is a day we should first and foremost honor those brave men and woman who have died in […]

…Red Nose Day. Red Nose Day was originally started in the United Kingdom by the organization Comic Relief in 1985 and 2014 the United States held it’s first celebration event. Red Nose Day is a campaign to end child poverty one nose at a time. Through the power of entertainment it raises money and awareness […]