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Vol XVI – #183 – Nothing But Blue Sky Do I See

  It’s been a couple of dark and windy days but blue sky do I see.  Looking north from South Beach you can see the beach covered with stones, a rocker’s paradise.  All created by the strong wind driven waves crashing against the bluff wall.  The ladder shows how high that wall has been formed.  The picture below shows how… Read more »

Vol XVI – #166 – 9/11 – A Day We Remember Well

  I remember Sunday, December 7th, 1941, I was 8 years old and listened to the news on the radio that described that terrible attack on Pearl Harbor.  We had to wait for the newsreel account to see the film of the bombing at the Berwyn Theater a week later.  On September 11th, 2001 I was 68 and watched the second plane… Read more »

Vol XVI – #165 – Splish Splash

They said it was gonna rain and by golly it did and still is.  It didn’t start out that way, it all began with partly cloudy interesting clouds.  The Dark Sky app on my phone said it was going to rain in one hour so Biscuit and I went to recycling and back and sure enough it started to rain. … Read more »

Vol XVI – #164 – Oh Say Can I See…

What can I say…  “I see” said the blind man as he picked up his hammer and saw.  Drove to town this morning and could actually see the cars coming toward me in the shadow of the roadside trees.  Just kidding, but the differences from yesterday to this morning are significant.  This is especially true as I was wearing sunglasses… Read more »

Vol XVI – #120 – A Perfect Day to Go to the Beach

  And another one of those nice July days.  Great day for having fun in the sun.  I spent just enough time on the beach to take a picture, which wasn’t easy as I just returned from having my eyes checked and was still under the influence of my eyes being dilated.  Below, Jack O’Malley, Jack’s Journal, interviewing me at the… Read more »