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  1. Travel Account

    Back in those long gone years in the Air Force occasionally I would be required to travel on government business which generally consisted of being sent to schools where the latest self help book criteria was spoon fed to us for six weeks.

    Since these trips were a vacation from the real military way of life they have some very nice memories for me. Especially gratifying was upon returning to my home base I would be required to submit a travel voucher for expenses and paid a generous ...
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  2. Old Music is like a sweet smell

    Are there certain records you heard years ago that sometimes you hear and it takes you right back to those times? You never found out what the song or group was, and so when you finally hear it, you are there in the past?

    I have a number that are like this, but of course I won’t remember until I hear them again. The problem in the past was that it was virtually impossible to find out the name of the song or group you liked until you heard it again and asked. The internet has changed ...

    Updated 09-15-2010 at 07:30 PM by Paulclem

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  3. coffee and everything else

    by , 09-15-2010 at 05:15 AM (day in a life)
    How perfect is that first cup of coffee in the morning. It's even better than all the other cups of coffee I drink for the rest of the day. Something about the taste of this dark drink that brings so much more than any other beverage could, tea would come close but it's not the same, not in the morning.

    Last night I was listening to the Beatles and lying on the floor reading Lord of the Rings with my son sleeping in the next room and the dog sleeping at my side, I realized that this ...
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  4. Yes I'm Alive--You Should Have Missed me Sooner

    Blogging has been a bit slow these days. My life has been in a rut for a very long time which is my preferred state of existance but every now and again there are things that delight the heart and perk up the spirits.

    Virgil and Pussinboots quest for their son and the happy conclusion and the begining of their new life together.

    Andave Ya growing weekly as a sophmore at Patrick Henry and yet STILL delighted when I call her or vice versa.

    My own son ...

    Updated 09-14-2010 at 08:59 PM by mtpspur

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  5. James Starley. Who?

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    “Who indeed?” I wondered, as I first saw quite an elegant marble monument located on the edge of the City Centre. It’s positioned at the end of a Georgian terrace of estate agents and solicitors which borders the ring road, but which overlooks the pretty Greyfriars Green.

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    The lawns ...
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