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: My Rants
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 …
Medicare for All … Really?
We hear all kinds of people in today's political environment talking about Medicare for All and it being all the health insurance a person will need. Well, I have Medicare and believe me ... it is not all the health insurance that I need, and I'm a pretty healthy guy. Now most of these people …
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 …
Is Murder Wrong … and … Do we need more Gun Control?
To my readers: Some of you may not enjoy or agree with my opinion in this blog. That is ok! "To each his/her own," is what I like to say. The subject written about here is controversial to say the least and there are many differing opinions. This is mine and mine alone. Agree or Disagree, …
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It’s very simple Math …
I don't know why our politicians nowadays can't understand the simple math of our budget deficits. I have also asked myself over my career as a financial advisor why the general public does not understand the simple math of their individual deficits. This article will go back and forth between the US Government and the …
DEATH PENALTY – Why Does It Cost So Much?
I’m writing this article because I have some personal questions. I’ve always believed that if someone murdered someone else and were found guilty in a court of law … that person should be put to death. Personally, I have no problems with the death penalty for cases involving the death of another innocent person on …
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