(…Seems a better solution is to share what I have been studying than to attempt to regurgitate the lesson. – JDW)…. Too many people are simply bored with their life.  The boredom can create a downward spiral. The spiral can include depression,  listlessness, hopelessness and many other negative feelings. Perhaps [...] Read more »

“Recreation’s purpose is not to kill time, but to make life, not to keep a person occupied, but to keep them refreshed; not to offer an escape from life, but to provide a discovery of life.”  Again, I forgot to retain the author’s name.  Mea culpa.  I’ll repair if possible. [...] Read more »

Deer flees nativity scene… Family sues police over arrest for blowing kiss… Dance troupe sure looked like terrorists…Heart medicine mistaken for cocaine…Bomb squad blows up stuffed pony… Dress code, cheerleader outfits conflict…Man accused of growing pot in front yard… Snake handlers should be careful… Circumsion brings a criminal complaint…Obituary ends [...] Read more »

“It is not the critic who counts; not  the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds  could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in  the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and [...] Read more »

To be completely honest, I have already bungled my first resolution, i.e., Eschew Procrastination. But let me explain: I realized procrastination is only a problem if you are wasting time because you are afraid to do something which might be difficult or painful.  I haven’t done that…I have just found [...] Read more »

I have resolved to quit drinking in 55 1/2 hours, so I am unable to write a blog of my own.  Way too much going on.  The Ducks are in the Rose Bowl..I can hardly sleep.  But in the interest of paying forward more and more as every day I [...] Read more »

I came to truly believe in A Superior Being when I received my first toy at Christmas.It was the answer to my prayers.I come from humble stock.  Hell, our stock came from humble stock.December 25th was a break in the routine of being poor, as I recall it.Or it was [...] Read more »

As you get older, three things happen.  The first is your memory goes,and I can’t remember the other two. – Norman Wisdom…… Could I really have been born in the first half of the last century?….I actually like being old.  Especially if the painkillers have kicked in.  And there are no [...] Read more »

In my younger days, I used to go to all the gallery openings.  Great place to meet women.    And you never had to worry about what to say.    You see someone of interest near an artwork and you simply ask, “So, what do you think?”    Whatever she says, you reply, [...] Read more »