Friday Photo Flashback

I know Christmas is over, but my neighbor still has his lights out, so here is a Christmas photo for this week's Friday Photo Flashback. Christmas 1980. What you have here is 10 year old Keith. (Good Lord, it's Christmas! You'd have thought I would brush my hair!) I am holding the cribbage board that … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

A Holiday Tradition Since 1982 (Spoilers Ahead)

“Marley was dead: to begin with” … so begins the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. It was originally titled: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. It was published on this day (December 19) in 1843. The first edition was completely sold out by Christmas Eve (that’s less than a week!). … Continue reading A Holiday Tradition Since 1982 (Spoilers Ahead) →

Inspired by Blogmas

A few blogs that I follow, started to talk about "Blogmas" a week or so ago. From what I can tell it is a list of 25-31 Blog post ideas. Sort of a daily writing prompt that are all Christmas related. I did a search for "Blogmas" and read through a few of them. The … Continue reading Inspired by Blogmas →

Friday Fodder

Hello readers. I hope this finds you safe and healthy. This is, yet again, another blog that is full of random thoughts in no particular order. Baseball My home team, The Detroit Tigers, have not been much to watch in the past. I guess I was spoiled in that I got to watch the magical … Continue reading Friday Fodder →

Back in Time?

All writers get writer's block. I am hardly a "writer", but sometimes stare at the blank page and wonder what to write about. Since I began blogging, I have stumbled on blogs written by others who share some of the same interests as me. I have followed blogs that feature movies, TV, music, nostalgia, positive … Continue reading Back in Time? →

Fun and Games

"Life is more fun if you play games" - Ronald Dahl Over the holiday, we had a mini game night at my aunt's house. It was a lot of fun. Game nights are something that I feel are missing today. Oh, sure, there are plenty of video games, but families are missing out of creative … Continue reading Fun and Games →

I only got 11 years …

I was 11 years old when I was forced to deal with a death in the family. As an 11 year old, you don't really understand or comprehend what that really means. "What do you mean we're not going to see him again?", "Why do people die?", "There are a lot of bad people in … Continue reading I only got 11 years … →