Category Archives: Musings
The End of an Old Family Myth
It was the summer of 1978. I had just graduated from high school and was looking forward to starting college as a film major, something that never panned out. In August the bakery closed two weeks for our annual vacation, … Continue reading
Dreams
The other night I received an email from one of my sisters and her daughter regarding the subject of dreams. As dreams have always been fascinating to me I thought I might respond here on The Althing. They asked, “When … Continue reading
Stop Fugiting, You Damn Tempus!
It has been almost two years since I posted anything on the Althing blog. Shame on me. Of course I have my candy ass excuses, but I will spare you. No I won’t. Since my last posting I went through … Continue reading
Hoping
Life is good. I’m doing a job I love, and one of the things I love about it is not driving 150 miles round trip daily. This has freed up a massive amount of time, which is a wonderful thing. … Continue reading
A Long, Strange Journey…
What a long, strange journey it’s been. Almost a full year since my last posting, and I can barely believe it’s been that long. Today finds me in very different and happier circumstances. At that time I was an Education Supervisor in … Continue reading
Hello Stranger
Long time no see, stranger. I know. All my fault. It’s me, not you. Well that old tempus sure does fugit when you’re having fun. I looked at some of the dates of my earlier posts and I was stunned, … Continue reading
Mrs. Stones
Bonnie and Grant have been out of town a couple weeks, attending graduations up north. I miss them, but have taken advantage of the time to clean up the office. Today I am going through my files. Most folks wouldn’t … Continue reading
Time? Ha, Ha, Ha!
Well, I’ve wrapped up three weeks at my new position at Hamilton Correctional in Jasper, FL, and it has turned out to be an all-consuming operation. As stated before, I am the PTS and also the acting Education Supervisor. Hamilton … Continue reading
And The Hits Keep Rolling On…
Still being a sluggard in regards to keeping The Althing up-to-date. I will still blame work, as well as the holiday season, though they be poor excuses at best. The holiday thing requires no explanation, except to say we spent … Continue reading
Update
Well, I have officially become one of those folks who start a blog, then let it dwindle. It’s been a couple of months since I did a perfunctory entry here, and likewise I have let The Althing drift in its … Continue reading