One of the big news stories here in West Virginia will finally be resolved in just a little more than a month from now.
For several years, the state’s four race tracks (dogs and horses) have been pushing hard for gambling expansion inside their facilities.  Right now, video lottery and slots are available, but the owners […]

I’m still shopping for kitchen remodel and update stuff.  One of the things I’m considering is changing out my window treatments.  I made stained glass panels for the bottom half of the large windows in my dinette area a few years ago, and I still like them a lot, so I probably won’t make any […]

One of the side effects of losing my job was losing the company-paid life insurance benefit, and while it wasn’t a huge policy, it was at least enough to give me the peace of mind knowing my final expenses would be affordable for my survivors as long as I had it.
Figuring all this stuff out […]

Like millions of others, I’ve been glued to media coverage of that horrific murder spree at Virginia Tech yesterday, and I’m struck by a couple of things I think must be said.
First — and you all know I was in the radio news business myself for 20+ years — I’m appalled at the feigned “sensitivity” […]

Far be it from me to declare any type of expertise in molecular biology, but I do know peptide research is incredibly important.
These tiny bits are similar to proteins in some ways, and they serve all kinds of functions, from aiding in digestion to regulating hormonal activity.  And researchers are encouraged about the possibility of […]

Virginia Tech and the nation are reeling from the worst mass shooting in US history today.  According to news reports, at least 33 people were killed, another 29 hurt, in two separate locations on campus, and we’re all asking two big questions now: Why did this happen, and how could something like this […]

I’m having trouble with my cordless phone battery.  The trouble is me; every time I’m at a store that sells batteries I remember that I need one, but of course, I always forget to write down the model number and stick it in my wallet.  So I pour over the seemingly hundreds of batteries available, […]

Blogging sure would be a lot tougher without words (DUH!!), and Nick Pruett has come up with a sweet little ditty for all of you wordsmiths out there: The 2,000 Words Project.
This is a really neat idea with lots of little extras (you’ll have to visit his site for details!), so why not stop […]

It’s almost like Christmas whenever I receive comments on my postings. I love to hear from you and know that every now and then, one of my ramblings strikes a chord. But for some of you, apparently, it’s been difficult because of a no-follow tag in WP.
Well, Leigh over at Thoughtprints has […]

Time to break out your old, dog-eared copies of “Breakfast of Champions” and “Slaughterhouse Five,” not just because their author, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., has died at the age of 84, but because these great American novels have so much more to say to us with every read.
It’s been a few years since my last visit […]