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I received this message from a friend late last night: “Thank you for your Service to OUR Country. Proud day for us who stood up to our responsibilities did our duty :))” Thought about it for a moment last night, … Continue reading →

This thread is being set up for all you folks out there who are truly sorry for not being able to provide me with the services I have contracted for from your companies.  Companies like SPRINT, USAA, Best Buy, PNC … Continue reading →

I just learned that this past week, Major General Frederick C. “Boots” Blesse has taken his “final flight West.”  I am saddened to hear this… General Blesse was the Wing Commander of the 474th TFW at Nellis AFB, NV when … Continue reading →

As much as I love telling ‘stories,’ I love telling jokes.  Often I will begin a joke as a ‘story – you might never know!  I love integrating actual people I have met into my jokes.  That way, we both … Continue reading →

My Mother, ‘Mom,’ had 4 older brothers, and 4 older sisters.  Of my uncles, Uncle Bob had the best – maybe some folks would say ‘the sickest’ – sense of humor.  I tend to emulate his humor every chance I … Continue reading →

From Nov. 1978 – Jul.1980 I worked for (another) great boss, Jerry H.  I had known Jerry from Vance.   When my T-38 IP tour was coming to an end, I began looking for a follow-on assignment.  My first choice … Continue reading →

(Volder) Rein sits West of the Aare River, somewhat on a hill top.  This is a depiction of the village in a book published in 1705. This would be the view looking “North.”  When I visited Switzerland in May 1999, … Continue reading →

I need to take a “time out” here to describe how I met Herr Dr. Max Baumann.  Max has been so helpful to me – to get this story to where it is today. When Bud Bauman and I got … Continue reading →

“They” tell us we can’t ‘domesticate’ pheasants, and I suppose we can’t… I currently have 25 pheasants I am raising to release.  I hunted these beautiful birds for so many years, and still would hunt, if I didn’t have to … Continue reading →

This is the Certificate of Confirmation for Johannes: Again, the first thing I noticed are the folds.  Then we see his birthday stated as the 27th of the winter month of 1803.  This just serves to tell us we are … Continue reading →