Ramblings

UNITED STATES—I know I am going to catch some slack for saying this, but I am so happy that the month of August is almost over. Why? It’s a sign that summer is coming to an end and fall is here. I hate summer. I have no problem telling that to the world. I’m not a fan of heat...

UNITED STATES—Man, the past 2 weeks have been brutal in my neck of the woods, when it comes to the weather. I have NEVER and I mean NEVER been a fan of summer. Don’t ask me what, when and why, but I don’t do well with excessive heat and humidity. It just places me in a foul mood and...

UNITED STATES—I have recently started to do something that I used to do years ago, but stopped because I made the excuse I just didn’t have time. I have started to journal again. However, I want to make this very clear my form of journaling may not align with everyone else, and that’s the point. When some people journal...

UNITED STATES—This weekend marked daylight savings time and for many Americans it has its pros and cons. I don’t mind the notion of gaining an hour of sleep; however, I hate the notion of losing an hour of sleep. That notion of springing forward can create all kinds of chaos. For starters, for those of us who work and...

UNITED STATES—It’s hard to believe it is only November and the Republican candidates vying for the Presidential nomination have already had a total of four debates. When you look at the Democratic Party, they have only had one debate so what gives? Well the Republican field is a bit crowded, so the debates help to diminish that growing field of candidates,...

UNITED STATES—What does it take to be an adult? For many people, they’d make the argument that when you turn 18, you are of legal age and you are an adult. Would I agree with that assertion? Not a chance. Age is just a number and just because one is 18 does not necessarily MEAN one is ready to...