I had to do the dreaded task of grocery shopping today. It’s dreaded for me because I get to see all of the things I would like to eat, but can’t. Isn’t it simply amazing how everything that tastes good is bad or fattening? Just one of the many tribulations of life I suppose. It [...]
Yes, there are kids running about throughout the week days in my neighborhood as that’s a sure sign that school is out for summer! We used to take road trips to visit family during my summer vacation as many families do. We lived in Missouri, and we’d “get out of dodge” in “old Betsy” as [...]
Living in the city has it’s benefits. I grew up in the country in Missouri where the nearest store was nearly a 15 minute drive. I was having a SERIOUS chocolate craving today, so I drove about a minute down the road to pick some up. Even though I have been watching my weight, there [...]
After having a very long week, I was able to put the flying ant/termite damage to my home and a/c repair bills from this week in the back of my head over the weekend and hang out by the pool with some friends.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Some of us don’t pay any attention to mental disorders as many of us are not faced with these things too often. We may only know about some of them through television programs or movies we may have seen. One that comes to mind is “Me, Myself and Irene” [...]
Cinco de Mayo is quickly approaching! Cinco de Mayo which is Spanish for “Fifth of May” is a holiday in Mexico that has been celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla, and has limited recognition in other parts of Mexico. However, Cinco de Mayo is not treated as federal holiday in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo [...]
When I meet new people and tell them what our company does, they always ask me all kinds of questions about stun guns, TASER devices and pepper spray. Therefore, I am going to answer my most frequently asked questions today.
Florida is known as the retirement state. Living here, we not only have the local senior citizens, but we also have those that escape the cold winters up north that spend around 6 months down here every year. They are referred to as “snow birds”. I was out running errands today, and saw quite a [...]
As I mentioned in my story yesterday, my father retired from the Army in New York. He had been stationed there when I was just a twinkle in my father’s eye. My three older brothers remember living there quite vividly. When asking my mother about living there, she told me about a robber snatching her [...]
Being born an Army brat, I was lucky to have received my American citizenship at birth given that I was born in Landstuhl Army Hospital, Kaiserslautern, Germany (known to the Americans as “K Town”). My father was in the Army, and met my mom in Berlin. She hardly spoke English when he met her, and [...]