The war to end all wars. If only those strong words uttered at the end of World War I had been true. It is perhaps on Veteran’s Day more so than any other day of the year that we as a family shed our tears for our beloved veteran. His service came during World War [...]
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Memorial Day 2007
Late May in America – a time to remember those who have sacrificed everything to keep our nation free. As we take a moment to honor our war dead, we have to suffer fools who claim that September 11th either didn’t happen or was the work of our own President. One of our presidential candidates [...]
Pet Food Recalls – Lies, rat poison, and heartbreak
The evening news keeps reporting only 10 deaths, but common sense would tell you that the number is sadly much higher. Go onto any forum or blog and you will quickly find heartbreaking stories of people losing their beloved pets simply because they fed them food from a can or pouch. The more that comes [...]
Does that ad bother anyone else?
Is it just me, or does that cell phone television ad for Valentine’s Day get under anyone else’s skin? I mean, here’s this guy sitting at his kitchen table making his sweetie a handmade Valentine with glitter, lace and his special touches. His “sweetie” greets him at the door, opens his offering of love and [...]
Christmas in Georgia
Dahlonega isn’t a town that has the name recognition of say Atlanta, Savannah, or Augusta; but it is home to North Georgia College and State University. It is also the place where we found a huge dose of holiday spirit on one of our weekly road trips. Most every week we take at least one [...]
A Day of Remembrance
With apologies to my father for not finding a Marine Corps picture; I want to take a moment today to honor those who have worn the uniform of the United States of America and those who continue to do so to keep us free.