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Appreciating The Snowplow Guy

When you are young, you probably don’t pay much attention to the “snowplow guy.” But, the older you get, the more important he gets. This past Thanksgiving weekend was a good example. We had been out of town, at one of our kids’ homes for the holiday. We drove back on Saturday in good weather and found two feet of snow in our driveway. Fortunately, it had been plowed thanks to the snowplow guy. We tend to forget about what winter around here is like. We have had some easy ones, and, with four-wheel drive, you begin to think that you can drive through anything. Then comes ...

What’s Taking So Long On Cleaner Vehicles?

I read the article in The Post-Journal on November 16-17 about “Preparing For A Climate Disaster.” There was a time when climate change was viewed as pure nonsense. The article should not be taken lightly. The bad news is climate change is a serious possibility. The good news is, if it’s not too late, help is on the horizon. We could have had a 30-year jump on the problem. Stanley Meyer patented the water engine on March 15, 1994. Meyer’s invention would have changed the automotive and oil industry as we now know it. The water-powered engine was the result of 20 years of ...

The Beginning Of Our Second World At War For America

For quite a while during 1941 the leaders of the allied forces in Europe fighting against Nazi Germany had pleaded with the United States to join in the fight. America had sternly opposed committing troops to another war, even though we sent aid and supplies to the European effort. This was the continued sentiment on Saturday December 6th of that year. It was all about to change with the coming of Sunday morning. The United States Navy Pacific Fleet was moored in port at Pearl Harbor Hawaii enjoying some relaxing time in the south pacific islands. The Western hub of Americas military ...

United States Is Not Ancient Rome

Today’s column partly flows from the column of March 24, 2023: ——— Let’s pick up where we left off five weeks ago. Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Oct. 29 that the 2024 election was a choice between freedom and chaos. Harris was right for reasons she didn’t mention. Please consider this: If chaos is the correct word, has the Biden administration fomented it? If so, is it a bit rich to imply—and especially to imply falsely—that others will foment chaos? For today, recalling a few examples suffices. On the domestic front, recall the ...

The Benefits Of Listening – And Being Open, Too

The first session introduced us to Morton, a married man to Eva, and father to Abigail. Monte is the family dog. Morton was recommended to counseling by his PCP. She had reportedly noted some early medical matters of concern, namely weight loss of 8-pounds and high blood pressure. He came hesitantly. He referenced his biological parents as those who took care of their own problems. He’d been searching for answers to yet spoken problems that he couldn’t manage alone. He works, goes home, eats small portions, watches television, talks with his daughter, and goes to bed. He’s always ...

The Thrill Of Your First Job!

I do not know about you, but I remember when I got my first job vividly. The day after I turned sixteen, I went downtown to apply for a job for Christmas. Mind you, my birthday is in September, but I did not want to miss the opportunity. I went to Sidey’s department store. I went to the office and asked for an application. This was a family-owned store with all members of the family in residence there at one time or another. The girl at the desk handed me an application to be filled out. I went off to the side and filled it out. I was then asked to wait while a member of the family ...