Category: Random Thoughts

My Villages’ writing instructor asked us to bring a photo of someone to our first writing class.  She led us through a series of exercises hoping we’d be able to see more than just a photo.  Our task was to examine the image from left to right, and then top to bottom, looking for details …

I’ve been a part of a couple match making sites for the past several months. I’m stepping away because I think I’ll have greater success on my own. I’ve met with about ten ladies since the first of October. We’ve shared coffee, or a drink, and a couple of lunches. I paid for some, sometimes …

Several months ago, I went to a dinner with over forty members of the Single Baby Boomers Club. We were scheduled to take part in a team putting contest on the Arnold Palmer Golf Course in The Villages. It was raining so the contest was canceled but we had dinner anyway. As I’ve written before, …

Canadian Lakes and the Tullymore Country Club are in the middle of Amish country.  I’m not sure what the Amish population is, but there are miles of Amish farms near us.  If you come to visit, you’ll encounter a buggy, or two, no matter where you go.  We had similar buggies near our Lake LeAnn …

I think this internet thing is gonna work out. Thank heaven Al Gore thought of it.  Where would we be without Al?  To be honest, some in the media falsely accused him of claiming he developed the system.  If you do a google search, you’ll find this: Former U.S. vice president Al Gore never claimed …

Editor’s Note:  Ruth is messing with me again.  The story looks fine while I’m writing it, but it runs together when I post it.  Sorry, it’s difficult to read. I don’t know about you, but my social media accounts send me unsolicited flashbacks.  Some are called “Remember this day?”, or something similar, and they show …

Hollywood Squares is an American television game in which two contestants compete in a game of tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes.  The board for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The stars are asked questions …

This is my five-hundredth blog.  When I began writing in November of 2017, I had one goal, share stories of my life, so one day my grandchildren would have a better understanding of their extended family.  It’s morphed over the years into a collection of thoughts and observations. I’d estimate I’ve written about 320,000 words, …

If your life is like mine, you have too many passwords. I’ve got them for bank accounts, brokerage accounts, credit cards, medical records, internet and tv service, social media accounts, Sirus radio, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, the Secretary of State, my Social Security and State retirement accounts, my USGA Ghin account, and a ton of …

Some stories are best said with as few words as possible.  Here’s two such tales.