Today is Memorial Day, a date set aside to honor those who have died in wars while in service to our country. While many are planning their summer vacations, getting used to the kids being out of school and looking at the furniture sale brochures, it is important that we remember those who cared about the United States enough to give their lives. It’s not much to ask that we remember.
Archive for the ‘Potpourri’ Category
Cleaveland Floyd Bridgman
Posted in Potpourri on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sending It Back
Posted in Potpourri on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
And, of course, once the food had been served, he would trot over and ask “Is everything up to your exacting specifications?”
Texas Weather
Posted in Potpourri, tagged Hurricane Carla on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our largely vacant house in Texas City was filled with sea water that was three feet deep, along with every other home and business in that small town.
Fast and Loose
Posted in Potpourri on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Those that know me probably also know that I did not set the academic woods afire when I was in college. It should also be said, however, that just because I did not get good grades in college does not mean that I did not learn things.
Scammed at Futo’s Curve
Posted in Potpourri on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There are several Interstate Highway locations in the Atlanta area which are prone to odd problems for unknowing drivers. In two cases, unaware drivers changing from a southbound highway to a westbound highway initially exit in an eastbound manner, which leads to confusion and periodic accidents. These poorly designed ramps are built into the highway [...]
Class Action
Posted in Potpourri, tagged class action suits on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q: How many lawyer jokes are there? A: Three. The rest are true stories. It used to be said that the best thing that could happen to an attorney in a one-lawyer village is for another lawyer to move into town. Presumably, these two could then proceed to find clients that could be induced to [...]
Oh, Canada
Posted in Potpourri, tagged Canadian Women's Ice Hockey, Team Canada on February 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Certainly this is true with politics, and one is left with the dark suspicion that the media are doing their level best to keep the pot stirred.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Posted in Potpourri on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In my misspent youth after graduating from college (Class of ’71), I had the opportunity to work as a bartender for about 9 months. In looking back, it was a very interesting experience, on a variety of levels.
Stuff Old Farts Like
Posted in Potpourri on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You wake up one morning, look in the mirror and you see your father. It just sort of sneaks up on you. You can’t get service in certain stores because you don’t fit their demographic.
