Collecting My Thoughts

With the change to my new computer and Windows 11, some of my e-mail folders didn't transfer, but I don't know why.  Fortunately, so...

One of the most unfortunate outcomes of the pandemic and lockdown is the division, even hatred, it has generated in our country, churches, a...

Before the current staged riots which have increased crime rates for 2020 in major cities, crime was decreasing. (Nine police have been shot...

Putting the Floyd protests in context--May Day, 1970 at Yale by Al Kresta. https://avemariaradio.net/audio-archive/kresta-in-the-afternoon-j...

This day in history, "January 31, 1865, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing sla...

I managed to look through the 2019 breakups and knew only 3 people, William Shatner, Ron Perlman and Rosie O’Donnell, then the screen bled o...

"Joe Morrissey, the Democrat Virginia lawmaker who was jailed four years ago after the sex scandal involving his teenage secretary, win...

My new car comes with a 3 month free subscription to Sirius.  I’d really like to try it, but all the ways they have for getting me set up in...

There are 2,977 flags representing the victims of the 9/11 attacks posted on the west lawn on the Ohio Statehouse. When seen from above, the...

Great news, right? 80% of Americans rate their health-care quality as excellent or good. Except it was 76% under Obama in 2015, and 83% un...

It's hard to grow flowers when you're gone so much, but we're attempting again.  Most of our neighbors have such lovely blooms. ...

Although I haven't ordered it yet (library computer system seems to be locked up) the selection for our book club on March 4 is Thurberv...

Conestoga is the "Friends" group of the Ohio History Center, and we do interesting tours within the state, and  also do a Spring f...