Monthly Archives: December 2010

Okay so Christmas is over. And I didn’t get what I wanted. All I wanted for Christmas was a good-old fashion, traditional celebration. As children, we gathered at my grandparent’s house on Christmas Eve. Because they had married on Christmas … Continue reading →

Mid-afternoon a neighbor saw smoke, then heard an explosion as flames shot above the trees at my friend’s house. He called 9-1-1, but it was already too late. Fire spread quickly across the top of the house. While he called … Continue reading →

Everyone uses them. Blue prints for any public building must include at least one. They even make the news occasionally – as seen in the following reports from Capitol Hill, scientific research labs and the streets of China – all … Continue reading →

All right, I confess. Secretly, I have always been a bit intrigued with the idea of winning the lottery, the big one, the Powerball variety that sends a person into untold wealth and unbelievable financial opportunities. Really, who doesn’t at … Continue reading →