The Holidays During a Pandemic, Should Santa Wear a Mask?

The holidays during a pandemic make for an interesting time this year. Used to be, people would joke about surviving the holidays, as families with the usual foibles got together and sometimes wanted to murder each other. This year, with Read More …

Requirements to Become President of the United States

The legal requirements to become President of the United States are mandated by the Constitution, and include 1) a presidential candidate must be a natural born citizen of the United States, 2) a resident for 14 years and 3) 35 Read More …

The Pandemic, I Can’t Get No…

The pandemic is driving me nuts. My wife and I are in that elderly category that Covid is rapidly killing off (great for the federal government and its social security budget, not so much for us). Still more or less Read More …

My Wife Needs a Job

I’ve done some crazy things during this year-and-a-half long Covid-19 pandemic, but deciding that my wife needs a job in retirement during the pandemic is, by far, the dumbest. Allow me to explain. My wife needs a job My wife Read More …

Hurricanes Gone Wild

In the past two years, I’ve discovered the meteorological phenomenon of hurricanes gone wild. Allow me to explain. Two years ago, my wife retired and decided she wanted to be a beach girl. Until said time, I hadn’t had much Read More …

New Book THE REALTOR’S CURSE, My 3rd Medical Biotech Murder Mystery

My third medical biotech murder mystery, my new book The Realtor’s Curse, will be released in October for sale online and in bookstores near you, so how about a little background? In my late twenties, I temporarily lost my mind and Read More …

I Taught Three Daughters to Drive, and Lived to Tell the Tale

I taught three daughters to drive, and lived to tell the tale. Raising three daughters was a delight when they were small. I got down on the floor and played tickle with them, wrestled with them, read to them, played Read More …

Jeep Wrangler, My Best Worst Car Ever

One of my favorite cars of all time is the Jeep Wrangler. When I turned 45 and had my first midlife crisis, I bought one. My wife would tell you that I have had a ridiculous number of midlife crises. Read More …

Pandemic Snacking…I Ate the Whole Thing

The Covid-19 pandemic appears to be winding down, and I’m reflecting on how I survived the quarantine and isolation; pandemic snacking. First, how about a little background. I am tall at 6’7”, and when I was young I played sports Read More …

The Tranquility of a Wilderness Lake…or Not?

My wife, daughters and I were blessed with the good fortune to enjoy the tranquility of a wilderness lake for the better part of twenty years. We built our dream house on a lake in southern Virginia in 1991. Back Read More …