Winter Yard Work

Monday, 29 December 2008, 9:59 | Category : Environment and/or Green, Family and Friends, General living, Home Improvement
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My aunt called our house today.  She lives in Tennesee.  She was telling us that they’ve had so much rain this month that they have not been able to get outside and rake up the leaves in their yard. This really bothers her. she likes to have a nice looking yard and the leaves are laying in layers and [...]

Happy Holidays

Thursday, 25 December 2008, 8:55 | Category : Entertainment and Fun, Family and Friends, Food, General living
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If you have a big family, I suspect you know all too well the stress of hosting a big family gathering. Whether it is a sit down dinner for everyone or a buffet or a pot luck, getting ready to feed a large crowd takes a lot of planning and energy.Time to roll up our [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

Thursday, 27 November 2008, 9:51 | Category : Family and Friends, Food, General living
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Best wishes to you and your family for a wonderful day of feasting and thankfulness. Maybe a parade inthe morning and some football in the afternoon would be nice, too. Or get up extremely early and go deer hunting. Whichever way you choose to take advantage of the holiday, I hope it works out well [...]

Went to Home Depot today

Sunday, 5 October 2008, 17:09 | Category : Business, Community and/or Society, Family and Friends, General living, Home Improvement, Shopping
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Today my Dad asked me to go with him to Home Depot to help him bring some sheets of plywood home.  I thought this was going to be a quick trip into town and back again, so I said yes.  Much to my chagrin, the trip was not just to Home Depot, it was also [...]

Health insurance is a huge issue

One of my biggest concerns for our American Society is how so many of the citizens cannot afford decent medical care.  I know so many people who have no coverage at all, and don’t qualify for Medicare or Medicaid so they go without any kind of medical care at all – they simply can’t afford [...]