My father was showing me his collection of coins last night, and was telling me how he first developed an interest in collecting coins. He was telling me that his father gave him an uncirculated silver eagle that had been turned into a bolo tie and told him to keep it in a safe place because it was valuable. He showed me the tie, … Continue reading the story "Learning about the silver eagle"
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Wow what an uproar
What do you think about the uproar over the Komen Foundation Center discontinuing their financial grants to Planned Parenthood? All of my Facebook friends are very upset over it because the money that Planned Parenthood was getting was being used to pay for mammograms for women who were too poor to pay for them by themselves. Personally I think that is a real shame, and … Continue reading the story "Wow what an uproar"
Planning a trip to Florida
As soon as my father can get the Airstream out of the motor home repair repair shop we are planning to hit the road for a long overdue vacation in Florida. Disney World has always been one of our favorite vacation destinations, and we are going to spend an entire week there this time! I love going to Epcot Center and the the MGM … Continue reading the story "Planning a trip to Florida"
Observation
My aunt was telling me about the progress of her worker's compensation case, and was complaining that her attorney has avoided talking to her for over a year. She has called his office many times asking for a telephone appointment because his office is over an hour's drive from home, and the office keeps denying her the appointment. Well suddenly, out of the blue the … Continue reading the story "Observation"
That’s what family is for
What would you do if you got an email from your sister telling you that she has been invited to a good friend’s wedding, that her sons were invited to attend as well, but she was going to decline the invitation because she didn’t feel that she could afford to buy her sons the new clothes and new boys dress shoes to go to … Continue reading the story "That’s what family is for"