I am a member of the AARP and proud to be one though I’m not quite old enough to be able to take advantage of Medicare. I actually can’t wait until I get there considering it’s the best run healthcare program in America; and it’s run by the government! That’s why there is so much [...]
Archives for August 2009
Can You Say Monkey Attack?
My summers in Central America as a young child were generally quite enjoyable. I had the opportunity to spend summers with family in a small town in the south of Honduras learning how to swim, going to Spanish school, visiting with family and eating tons of delicious food. So yes, my summers were overall enjoyable, [...]
Is There a Place for Extremism in America
Whether you like it or not, extremism has always been a part of the American landscape and that should not change. There are all kinds of things that get put on the founding father’s that are questionable at best, but the fact that they deliberately left the door open to vast opinions and the right [...]
Wii Sports Resort
I have spent the last few days playing the games on Wii Sports Resort and for the most part they are fun. I’m not sure I like the new MotionPlus Accessory as I have to recalibrate it more often than I think I should have to; especially in the archery and golf games. That is [...]
Bring Back the Board Games
There was a time in my childhood when I could not stand board games. But since reaching my twenties and beyond, I have had a reawakening. Bring back the board games… where are the other people that have this same passion. I have tried time and time again to start board game parties with no [...]
Kids Games
Do you ever think back at the games you use to make up when you were a kid? We could find the most random things and some how the imagination could come up with some game that seemed to enrapture us for hours and leave us with smiles on our faces for days, and [...]
An Aging Family
There are times when we visit family we notice that changes are taking place faster than we had ever anticipated. This was such the case on a recent trip to visit an aunt and uncle. Though I had expected to see the graying of hair and the addition of wrinkles, I was not expecting to [...]
The Need for Lawn and Garden Maintenance
Most people look and lawn and garden care as cutting the grass, weed-eating and blowing away the debris. However, there is much more that should be considered when choosing your lawn care and landscaping company. The first thing that comes to mind is combating diseases that can effect your lawn, flowers and other delicate trees [...]