The one thing that really burns me is the inability of most American People to make a decision and stick with it. I am in the process of helping my mother and brother sell some items that belong to my mother so that she can move into a retirement community. She is certainly downsizing her …
Category: Creative Writings
Why do I write?
The early years ... Many people, since my retirement, has asked why I write. I've loved writing since I can remember first learning how. One of my favorite subjects in school growing up on the south side of Chicago was writing. I hated math, reading, spelling, history, social studies, geography, art, and even P. E. -- …
Why do I Risk the Ride?
Before telling you why I risk riding Motorcycles ... perhaps it is best if I give you a little history about the various motorcycles that I have owned. My First Motorized Bike ... The year was 1964-1965; I was about 13 or 14 years of age with a morning paper route. I also worked the afternoons in …
I’m Tired of Gun Control
Mass Shootings Two mass shootings within 24 hours, leaving 31 people dead, has once again brought the spotlight on gun ownership and gun control in the United States. An attack on a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas on Saturday left 20 dead, while nine died in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio on Sunday. The …
Headed to War (Part 6), One More Time
Note from the Author: This is part six of my experience during the Vietnam Conflict. You can pick up Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four and Part Five by clicking on the links. Well I was sitting on that big airliner headed back to Vietnam for Round two. I'd completed my first tour of …
My Legend … My Hero
What is a legend and A Hero? Some people think a Legend is a story or a person that has been exaggerated or is not true. However, according to most dictionaries a Legend could be a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated; or an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a …
The Teacher who Couldn’t Teach
It was a little cold and the rain was pouring down tonight; David lay in bed alone. It was going to be another sleepless night as David lay there thinking about the next day at school and how he would react to the shenanigans of one John "the troublemaker" Walker. David knew that John was …
Headed to War (Part 5), and I’m Home Again
Note from the Author: This is part five of my experience during the Vietnam Conflict. You can pick up Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four by clicking on the links. I ended part four of my story this way ... Two days later (one day before the CO returned) I was headed back to …
Headed to War (Part 4) … with a Jack of Many Trades
Note from the Author: This is part four of my experience during the Vietnam Conflict. You can pick up Part One, Part Two and Part Three by clicking on the links. Back to the Nam It was in May, 1970 when I boarded - once again - that big commercial airliner and headed back to …
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What Happened to Customer Service in America?
There was a time in America where the customer really counted to Corporate America. The customer could do no wrong ... or if they did corporate America would not let them take the blame for it. What happened? What went wrong? Have you tried to call some of today's larger companies (I refuse to mention …
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