August 2017

A Not So Mad Dog…Yet

  A Not So Mad Dog…Yet   Warning!  Although I will avoid using strong language, to get the meaning across, what General Mattis meant in the quotes below will be obvious to most of you….


So Long Sammo

  So Long Sammo   When I walked out to get in my car to leave for work today, Sampson came out to say goodbye.  I usually pat him on the head and say, “See…


Gentle on Our Minds

  Gentle on Our Minds   My friend and I were pitching hay on a blistering summer day in 1975.  It was hot, sweaty work, but Norman and I preferred to make it fun.  We…