Collecting My Thoughts

My uncle Gramps was the husband of my dad’s sister, Marion, who owned the Tot and Teen shop in Mt. Morris.  Nice guy, but I didn’t spend a l...

Emanuel Lutheran Church, founded by Swedish Evangelical Lutherans, Hartford, CT  It wasn't really a question.  I know what she thin...

It might be the American dream (soured a bit recently), but it's not a path to wealth , unless you buy it with the intention of selling ...

The weather is cooperating We're at the Lake. My husband is painting the house this year. The weather has cooperated--in fact, a bit t...

Vote No on Issue 4 (Library) of $25 million This information comes from the letters in the UA News , April 22 If a school levy fails, people...

Why I won't be supporting the Upper Arlington Library levy The signs are popping up in yards like daffodils. Can you imagine a worse tim...

New roots in Vermont The architectural article in today's WSJ is about a 3 generation Korean-American family (via Communist North Korea ...

Sneaky new taxes Murray's a bit suspicious of some of Obama's plans to only raise taxes on the rich. I haven't checked out eithe...

Welcome to vacation land In today's USATody a Brit complains that his Florida property taxes in Palm Beach have risen from $4,500 to $...