Front Porch Photos
While I love summertime and its accompanying beach, baseball and boating, my favorite season has always been autumn. The anticipation of...
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- Aug 27
- 5 min
Taste Has Left the Station
I recently did one of my rare Facebook posts. The subject was TV advertising, and how it has recently gotten out of control. While a bit...
- Jul 15
- 7 min
Hi-Yo Silver
A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty ‘Hi-Yo Silver’… The Lone Ranger! With his faithful Indian companion,...
- Jun 4
- 8 min
Yard Sale II (A Series)
photo courtesy of Deposit Photos A lifetime of holding yard sales has taught me a lot of lessons and this installment is a humorous...
- May 26
- 5 min
Yard Sale I (A Series)
Those who know me, know of my love for holding yard sales. I rarely stop at someone else’s sale. I have enough stuff, thank you. But...
- May 6
- 4 min
Crash
The saying in our family is “Reverse is not Dad’s best gear.” To that I must plead guilty. I have backed cars into brick walls, posts...
- Mar 30
- 8 min
May I Have This Dance?
Cotillion instructor and student, Virginia, 1950's In my hometown of Catonsville, Maryland it was called Friday Assembly. In yours, it...
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Balloongate
Well, what idle speculation will we fill our days with now that the Chinese Balloon has been shot down? Every man, woman and child in...
- Jan 25
- 3 min
Hey, I'm Bald
I must truly thank Jerry Anderson for my years of freedom. He is a good friend from my Maryland years. He looked at my careful comb-over...
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
Oh Say, Can You See?
As the World Cup has become part of our daily routine, I have been pondering the subject of national anthems. Prior to each match, the...
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
Fore!!!!
Sometimes practical jokes that seem hilarious for an instant are pretty stupid in hindsight. Hayden and I were in Williamsburg this past...
- Nov 4, 2022
- 4 min
Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign
The song went, “sign, sign, everywhere a sign, blockin’ out the scenery breakin’ my mind.” Welcome to campaign season 2022. Everywhere...
- Oct 21, 2022
- 7 min
Battle of the Bulge
The David after a one month Italian vacation My mom was very skinny. My dad was not. My DNA has been in a pitched battle between these...
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
Last Ride
Charles Borcherding, Sr. (highlighted) with General Eisenhower, grandchildren David and Susan Eisenhower, and Governor McKeldin....
- Oct 30, 2021
- 1 min
Ya Really Gotta Make Up Your Mind
Every year, this is a very difficult night for me. So many choices. So many ways to make a fool out of yourself. What to wear for...
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
Happily Ever After
After 40 years of marriage, Bob finally asked Marie the question that had bothered him for years. “Darlin’, every time we have a fight,...
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
Bagpipe Pooh
Back by popular demand, one of the COVID Bathroom Videos that got a lot of comment (some of it even positive). I think this might be the...
- Oct 11, 2021
- 1 min
Drowning My Sorrows
There I was sitting at the bar staring at my drink when the door swung open and a noisy biker gang invaded the darkened room. The leader...
- Oct 8, 2021
- 1 min
Horace, We Hardly Knew Ye
With love and thanks to professional North Carolinian Sally Betts Kingsley Goss, here is the tale (pun intended) of Horace The Mule. As...
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
COVID Videos or (as some call it) The Bathroom Videos
I’m not sure when this idea came to me, but I do remember where I was sitting. (Editor: insert smiley face here) The lockdown was kinda’...
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