11/9/07

My daughter Sarah and I did some volunteer work last night at a nearby “drop-in” center for the ‘Lazarrus’s at the gate (see last entry)’ in our Cleveland neighborhood.   These are the poor, the homeless.    During the night … Continue reading

10/28/07

I have just finished Project Vote Smart’s “2008 Presidential Political Courage Test.”   The following is an example of another 100 word essay I wrote for the test, this one on “Social Security Issues”:   I told the News Gazette … Continue reading

5/4/07

I just read a review of a new book titled Boomsday.   The review said it was a “wickedly funny” fictitious book about the 77 million “Baby Boomers” moving into retirement — by stepping aside and committing mass suicide…   … Continue reading

5/29/06

Memorial Day… We went on a family picnic in the “Metro Park” in Rocky River, Ohio, today. While eating lunch, we talked to our children about their grandfather (on my side) flying jets off aircraft carriers for the Navy. (He … Continue reading