Jeny wrapping up a Rummikub game The Birthday Celebration. As many of you know, one of my parents’ rules (or suggestions) was to never visit for over three days. The old saw was that company are like fish and start to smell after three days. My cousin and her family Read more…
We are at the beach. Jeny’s birthday is this week. We have family and friends visiting all week. Great celebration. I am putting my efforts into cooking and seeing that everyone has a good time. I will be back at the blog next week. Peace Jerry
Lesson. I love basketball, a game I played for over 50 years. In the early years it was organized competition. In later years it was noon-time pick-up games. A few years back, I worked for 6 months for The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. North Carolina was then and Read more…
A Story of Strength and Courage. Last week I read an excellent commentary by Joseph Goodman. He related the story of Ben Abercrombie. It is a story worth sharing. The following is my paraphrased version of the story. Eight years ago, Ben Abercrombie suffered a catastrophic injury to a pair Read more…
Jeny got to see both of our son’s and their wives on Mother’s Day. Scott had the good sense to make a 6 o’clock reservation. At 6:45 we were seated and told the meal would take up to two hours, but appetizers would not take long. We filled up on Read more…
Two of the all-time great coaches were in the news this week. Leadership lessons could be learned from both men. Greg Popovich. The coach with the most wins in the NBA is Greg Popovich. He retired this week. I learned several interesting ideas from the coverage of his retirement. He Read more…
I woke up Monday and the news beyond politics was depressing. First, I discovered Alabama was celebrating the Confederate Holiday. We have three official Confederate holidays. In addition to Monday’s holiday, Robert E Lee’s birthday is celebrated at the same time as Martin Luther King holiday. Jefferson Davis’s holiday is Read more…
I hope everyone had great holidays. Foundations of the Wealthy. Today’s blog was inspired by an article about conservatives and Bill Gates. I read a poll conducted in 2020 that found 44% of the Republicans polled believed Bill Gates was a proponent of COVID vaccinations because the vaccinations were being Read more…
Break Time. We are heading to the beach for a break. Next week is Easter and Passover. I will not be writing a blog next week. I hope everyone has a good holiday. Happy Easter. Happy Passover. March Madness Ended in April. Basketball gave me a welcome respite this week. Read more…
A Warning for Everyone. In my last three blogs I have highlighted problems the Trump administration is attacking. The three problems with which I agree are immigration, the national debt and some particular forms of DEI. I agree with these problems. My struggle is with the means by which they Read more…