Here is a short story former military folks can relate to. The U.S. Navy warship USS Kitty Hawk, the last conventional-powered (fossil-fuel fired) aircraft carrier, embarked on its final voyage last year, leaving Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., heading to a shipbreaking company in ...

Did you have ham for Christmas? Do you have leftovers? I have several things that I do with ham that are delicious. My first husband was not a fan of leftovers so I learned to disguise them. In my mind you can never have too much ham left over. It is always good as an accompaniment to ...

This is not a story about football, baseball, or any normally entertaining game. It was however, for me, a game of survival. I felt like a gladiator at the Coliseum, when COVID nailed me two years ago. Very sick, I was yet determined not to let it get me. I finally said to Dear Richard, “We ...

Often the focus of New Year’s resolutions emphasizes what is ahead such as setting goals and challenges to be achieved in the future. This focus on resolutions is often connected with an unintentional decrease in reflecting on what we are grateful for in the past year. I once heard Dave ...

I recently read an article that sent me back in time. It mentioned some of the things that I remember, but young people today will not know about. Let me say here that I have watched numerous changes take place – so many that I cannot touch on all of them. I remember young people coming ...

Money, Money, Money was the first line of a fun song awhile back. We all want and need money, but what is money and why does it command so much attention? The best definition that I have found is from an article by John Gordon, a well known author and economic expert. He says that money is ...