I am way too old to be doing this stuff, but when a plan enters my head there is no stopping me. I decided I hated the back yard. Sketchy, uneven grass, stupid plants and shrubbery that came with the place 12 years ago and a row of unsightly, tall bushes that really provided no […]

I have mentioned this before, but with the recent celebrations around Wayne County’s 200 Year celebration I thought a bit of reflection was necessary. Wayne County is named after General ‘Mad Anthony" Wayne, a somewhat famous Revolutionary War hero. In doing my research of the General, I discovered major flaws in his character that would […]

 Okay, you’re not a racist and neither am I. Now, tell me how you feel about the following questions. • Should a White student be denied entrance into the college of his choice in favor of a perhaps, less qualified  Black student? • Are there already too many very eligible Oriental students at Ivy League […]

Last Saturday I could finally get out side and really try to catch up in the gardens. This year I decided to replant the entire back lawn, due to its uneven nature and occasional puddling. Scores of poured concrete edging had to be broken up and moved. Yes, it was heavy work, but I was […]

ek’s topic will be? It is not unlikely that almost all the editorial cartoonists this week had various inputs on  the recent gun violence across the Country. It is not my fault that on A4, the STATE, NATION, WORLD NEWS NOTES page has an enormous number of shootings and fatality stories. By the way, those […]

I love all the rhetoric and back-seat driving by pundits stating the New York State case against former President Donald Trump is either complete hooey, or a really weak case. After all, The Trumpster has more serious charges in both the January 6th insurrection and Georgia election tampering cases. The New York case involves the […]

Nothing irks me more that social media nuts who post "The government should take care of veterans and the poor of America, before giving millions to foreign countries". (Actually there are a lot of things that probably irk me more). Let me try to explain why the U.S. is in the business of foreign aid, […]

 The answer, especially if you are a far right conservative Republican, is a resounding YES. Here are some head bobbing examples of what is happening across American in light of social thought. First, we have an outright obsession with the AR15, no, make that an infatuation. According to a story in the Washington Post, the […]

Okay, so you say that, personally,  there is nothing you can do to help the situation. That is pure bull. To all you idiots who believe climate change is not reality, or just a talking point fad, the time to get off your fat denying ass is now. People have questioned why I added an […]

This one is going to hurt your head. Ask yourself these questions: How could Nazi Germany be so brutal before and during World War II, yet the society turned around and became new world leaders in kindness, acceptance and an economic power? Japan incited brutal tactics, numerous atrocities, murdered hundreds of thousands of Chinese, employed […]