Month: September 2019

Good Morning All! We spent a great weekend in Lewiston ID visiting my wife’s family and we had all of the kids and grandkids there too!  Thanks to Judy’s sister Mary, we were able to have pictures taken of everyone.  That was special!  The fellow who took the pictures did a terrific job with everyone. …Read more

Good Morning All! My brother, Matt, and his wife, Val, continue their trek across northern Spain.  They’ve moved south a bit from the Spanish coastline along the Bay of Biscay.  They’ve sent back lots of pictures of their journey…beautiful scenery and many old buildings dating back to the 13th century in some places.  They enjoyed…Read more

Good Morning All! Happy Birthday to my “better half”, Judy, who was born on this day in 1957 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lewiston, Idaho.  She’s the best thing that ever happened to me, for sure.  She is beloved by so many and a shining light to all who know her.  She is wise beyond…Read more

Good Morning All on this last day of Summer! Here’s to my brother, Matt, and his wife, Val, as they are on quite an adventure trekking across northern Spain along the Bay of Biscay.  They’ve sent many a beautiful picture back from their travels.  Beautiful coastlines, colorful cities & towns and grand countrysides all along…Read more

Good Morning All! Happy Birthday to friends Mike in Spokane and Joanna in Chicago, who celebrate their birthdays tomorrow, September 22nd…here’s to you!  Also, Happy Birthday wishes go to comedian/actor (and Chicago Cub fan extraordinaire) Bill Murray of “Ghostbusters”, “Caddyshack” & “Groundhog’s Day” movie fame, who turns 69 today; to author Stephen King, who is…Read more

Good Morning All! Today is POW/MIA Recognition Day…let us always remember those served our country as prisoners of war and those who we lost as “missing in action.”  We owe them so much…our freedoms, our way of life…we can never repay them for their sacrifice… There was a great turnout for the People For Effective…Read more

Good Morning All! Autumn is fast approaching!  This morning I was greeted to fog and a mist hanging in the air.  It’s getting a bit colder too!  What a great gift are the seasons from our Creator…each is beautiful in its own way and isn’t it terrific that we get to experience such variety in…Read more

Good Morning All! I was sad to hear that NPR & ABC television news analyst and American history writer Cokie Roberts has passed away from complications of breast cancer at the age of 75.  I will always remember her as a great advocate for women’s history and her book “Founding Mothers” about women connected with…Read more

Good Morning All! Happy U.S. Constitution Day!  This day commemorates the establishment of our nation’s Constitution, the bedrock of the freedoms we enjoy in this democratic republic of ours.  Here’s to The Constitution! Speaking of celebrations, here’s to my cousin, Larry, who turns 80 tomorrow.  Happy Birthday Larry!  Happy Birthday wishes also go to Kansas…Read more

Good Morning All & Happy Sunday!  A beautiful Indian Summer day it is in Spokane! Happy Birthday to our friends Kathy & Shelby, awesome wives & mothers, who celebrate their birthday tomorrow, Sept. 16th!  Here’s to both of you!  Belated Happy Birthday to wife, mother, daughter & sister extraordinaire, LuRae, who celebrated her birthday on…Read more