There’s a wide variety of stuff in The Old Farmer’s Almanac for we Leos. Like: Upon her throne queen August lies With languor in her dreamful eyes -Samuel Minturn Peck Leo is, of course, a northern constellation east of Cancer: the fifth star in the zodiac. Here’s what The Almanac predicts for weather: For the […]
In the late 1950s our brother, Don, was selling investments for Investors Diversified Services. His pitch to us was, ‘If you saved just 50 cents a day you’d have $182 each year and be well on the way to early retirement.? He did something right, retirin at about 50. I told him I couldn’t put […]
Chic (pronounced Chick) and Charlie (pronounced Chuck) Drumheller are among the great couples of the world. They are just plain fun to be around. They laugh easily, are refreshing, hospitable and blend with everyone. We’ve known them from the time they bought the IGA store in Oxford over a quarter century ago, so I think […]
I see where some survey shows Congress has a 14 percent approval rating. That shows a need for Congress to appoint a committee to study the thinking of that 14 percent. Another report states that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a professed advocate of a full-time legislature, has scheduled 20 weeks off for members, and the […]
Grandkids? summers, a whole lot different Our grandkids, twins Haley and Trevor, 7, Savannah, 11, were uncertain (as expected) on how they are going to spend this summer’s days. I didn’t expect them to come up with a list of day-filling activities. After all, they have few responsibilities, fewer chores and have hardly a clue […]
Next week our country celebrates the declaration of our independence, July 4, 1776. It was that day our founding fathers told the world, we would no longer be second-class citizens, ruled by a monarchy. Our natianal anthem, the Star Spangled Banner was composed by Francis Scott Key in September, 1814. Here are the words. * […]
I have two reasons to believe this story is acceptable for a community newspaper. First it was told to me in the Flint Elks Club men’s room, and second, our recently-acknowledged, 50-year-old daughter said it was ok. An Irishman has been doctoring for some time, and this was the day he was to get the […]
Many years ago a friend told me his retiring father chose to live out his life in an average Florida neighborhood as opposed to a retirement community. The father said he wanted to be among, or at least be able to see and hear, young people again, as opposed to, well, you know. For a […]
And: ‘Not sanctioned by official rules.? There! The word ‘illegal? isn’t too hard to understand, is it? I am only a small voice in community newspapering, but I believe I represent the majority of legal Americans. I don’t believe the majority of major daily newspapers and airway time fillers have such representation. I believe in […]
I keep seeing a picture in my collection, of a man standing at his wheelchair as uniformed flagbearers pass in a parade. The caption reads, ‘The only one standing is a man at his wheelchair.? The accompanying article reads: It is the VETERAN, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion. It is […]