It took me longer than I had wished to get all these pictures together. The downside of digital photography is that we can take too many pictures and look at them before printing or publishing them with minimal monetary impact. Nonetheless, I spent the time and put together a set of pictures from [...]
Trips to “Urgent Care” not withstanding (everyone is okay), we are having a great time at the Outer Banks (Salvo, NC). Thanks especially to Julie for getting the house. We have nice a house with pool and hot tub and are about a five minute walk from the, very uncrowded, beach. Of course [...]
The week before Christmas I drove myself and my parents down to see my sister in Suffolk, VA. My sister and her husband were unfortunately not going to be able to join us for Christmas at my other sister’s house in Centreville. Since my folks were in town from overseas, it was deemed [...]
My cat, Hamlet, turns 19 next month. I have had him since he was six months old. For 10 or 12 years he has had problems with constipation and weak muscles in his colorectal area. He’s been to the vets for enemas, eats special food, and takes medications for the constipation. He has [...]
The GOP Wants to Penalize Me for Being Single?
In the Washington Post article dated May 16, 2010, “Conservative thinkers tout three innovative and controversial proposals,” Robert Stein, who served as deputy assistant secretary for macroeconomic analysis in George W. Bush‘s administration, suggests that the tax code benefits retirees who didn’t have children. His theory is that those individuals who [...]