As Hurricane Sandy rolls ashore and affects the entire east coast and interior as far as the Great Lakes, our prayers are with everyone in the storm’s path. We are…
My daughter Elisabeth lives in Alexandria, Virginia, and recently spent time in Shenandoah National Park at the height of the fall colors. Her beautiful photos reminded me that those of…
Okay, for all you LB’s (that’s Navy slang for “Lazy Butts”) who don’t get up until 9:00 AM, here’s what you’re missing at 7:20 or so... so tomorrow, plan on…
Okay, so we were driving The Bus with Honda CR-V in tow through downtown Tampa on Sunday, and as we departed the Hillsborough Expressway, I saw in horror the sign…
The First Annual Sturgeon Award was presented at 0815 this morning to Tom and Karen Leonard. (We tried to surprise them before they awoke, but they are early risers.) They…
At least two contestants in the “Name that Drain Device” contest have been unable to post their comments on the blog, so I am officially extending the contest by one…
I’m not sure of the species of these two trees, located behind the second green at the MacDill AFB golf course, but they are beautiful. We didn't bring golf clubs…
On Thursday evening we met up with Suzanne's brother Brent and his wife Cheryl, who have recently moved to The Villages, her sister's mother-in-law Janis Clay, and her mom Ruthie…
There is really a difference in cultures around the world, and the latest example was provided by Dmitri, a 40 year old Russian guy who purchased our Toyota yesterday. I…