Anna Jarvis was the founder of what we now refer to as Mother’s Day. Born in 1864, Anna wanted to honor her own mother, who died on May 9, 1905. Anna and her brother began to worry about their mother’s health and in 1904 Anna decided to move to Philadelphia to assist in her mother’s … Continue reading The Mother Behind it All
Category: Seriously
What Ever Happened To (Part 2)
Before the days of Social Media a person actually had to do something to become famous. Or even somewhat famous. But then, just as quickly as that person became famous, they dropped out of the news. Well, actually they didn’t drop out of the “news”, but rather, they dropped out of the limelight. If you … Continue reading What Ever Happened To (Part 2)
But what about that guy?
You hear a song on the radio and when you’re alone in the car, OF COURSE, you turn it up and sing to it. And in the comfort of your car - you sound good don’t you? OF COURSE YOU DO !!! Like, you know you sing with Larry Blackmon. Yup, statistics say that his … Continue reading But what about that guy?
What Ever Happened To ……
People come and go out of our lives. Not necessarily because of death, but often we just move on to different stages of our lives. We might follow a story in the news, or we might be into an athlete and then over time, we forget. I thought about people, both famous and maybe even … Continue reading What Ever Happened To ……
Words
Words, not of wisdom …. Nope, just words …. Recently I started squeezing blueberries into my coffee. It’s quite the taste. I pulverize several blueberries into my mug before I use my Keurig for coffee. *Side Note 1 – you do remember my love for my Keurig, as written in my very first post … Continue reading Words
Music Matters
You hear a song and it immediately brings back memories. I have several songs like that. I remember the first time I heard Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. I remember where I was. I was at work and one of my co-workers couldn’t wait to play me this song on a CD he just bought. … Continue reading Music Matters
Wild Wild (WaWa) West
I do a bit of work here and there. I travel for work and I take on projects that might last for weeks, even months. Luckily, the last 3 long term projects I’ve worked on have been near a WaWa: Bridgeville and Long Neck in Delaware and presently the WaWa in Cambridge, Maryland. When there … Continue reading Wild Wild (WaWa) West
The Thrill of Victory.
We all witnessed the disaster that was Break Dancing in The Olympics. Jeez …. Who could have predicted that? Um ….. ME !!!!! But I praise the higher powers for noting that Break Dancing in itself is NOT an Olympic sport and ruled it out of the 2028 Olympic Games. Did it deserve a 2nd … Continue reading The Thrill of Victory.
Simply Amazing
Sometimes I’m asked, “Jim, how do you come up with these truly remarkable and well thought ideas?” Well, I don’t know. Now, when I say I am “sometimes asked", I might not actually “be asked”, but I know the person wants to ask me this question, so I just take it for granted that the … Continue reading Simply Amazing
Suck It Up Buttercup
7:00 am and there I am - Physical Therapy again. The well wishes I’ve received from all of you asking how my shoulder is doing has been, well, overwhelming !!! I’m like Sheldon, working on my sarcasm. While doing my arm bike routine to wake my shoulder up, I had a few thoughts. See, here … Continue reading Suck It Up Buttercup
My Take on Life and Events 