January 28, 2019 - When Clara and I married years ago, she was insistent that she live up to the old adage that goes “something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue”. She had to borrow a couple of the items to complete the list. I never thought about it very much until lately. I began to wonder where does this rhyming wedding tradition come from, and what does it mean? A little research provided me with the following information that might be of interest to you.

December 21, 2018 - Many secular Christmas songs have been written over the years, some successful, but most never made it to the big time. The second most popular song behind Bing Crosby’s White Christmas almost didn’t get recorded. Had it not been for Gene Autry’s wife, Ina, the little song may have languished for lack of attention and faded away into the trash can of history.

November 16, 2018 - I grew up in that awkward time between reel mowers and power mowers. During my early teen years one of my jobs was keeping our rather large yard mowed. Using an old reel type mower can turn this task into a real chore.

November 05, 2018 - I vividly recall a “ritual” that we kids performed after the Thanksgiving and Christmas meals back in my early years. This activity was passed down to our children but seems to have been lost to the current crop of kids.