Monthly Archives: October 2023

Summertime brings warm weather, days at the beach, trips to parks, wooded trails…and road construction!  For obvious reasons, cities and states choose summer months to undertake road projects. Of course, some construction on major projects occurs year-round.  But in general, … Continue reading →

Several years ago, I read a book titled, “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate; Discoveries from a Secret World” by Peter Wohlleben.  If you enjoy books about nature, I can recommend this one, and although … Continue reading →

My wife Jane and I recently travelled to an historic site where we stayed overnight, toured the grounds and hunted for shark teeth at the Potomac River.  For those of you who don’t live near the Chesapeake Bay and its … Continue reading →

I have never been good at deciphering acronyms, or remembering the words behind organizations or companies that use them as their logos.  As a newcomer to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, however, I must now find a path to understanding.  … Continue reading →

When a fisherman spends a significant amount of time with his line in the water and doesn’t catch a single fish, he has been “skunked”.  I can’t say for certain where this label originated, but it likely reflects the feeling … Continue reading →