Reflections on music, movies, TV, sports, American History, and other stuff.

I think the following column by Professor James A. Roberts of Baylor University is interesting.  I do not own a smartphone simply because I...

(The following was written by the brother of liberal New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.  Obviously he has a different outlook on the re...

Would you believe that during World War II Hollywood matinee idol Clark Gable flew several B-17 missions to acquire film footage? How about...

If you have lived in the Scottsdale area very long,  you are probably familiar with how many items carry the name “McDowell.” You can obser...

It is now the first week in October, 2016 in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area.  In most parts of the country October means thoughts of chilly ni...

A friend and I were reminiscing the other day about the first cars we ever owned.  I doubt if there is any guy who can’t fondly recall in d...

(Arizona joke:  It was so hot I saw a coyote chasing a jackrabbit and they were both walking!) Those of us who have lived in Arizona fo...

With the conclusion of the month of May, we have Memorial Day.  It was originally called Decoration Day as it was a time when surviving mem...

The  Presidential election of 2016 will be interesting.  It will probably be between Hillary and The Donald.  Will a woman win? Will Obam...

Music is fun and entertaining to most of us whether it is from our own memories of pop tunes recorded during our lifetimes or before. I l...

I remember as a kid in the 1950's how teenage girls had a style of wearing a dog collar around their ankle.  Apparently, when a girl wor...

K. T. Palmer  (1899-1976), and a fellow named Tom Darlington were the founders of Carefree, Arizona in the mid 1950’s. Real estate wasn...

When I graduated from college in 1969, I wasn’t sure what profession I should pursue.  I had spent a four year hitch in the Air Force durin...

  It was announced this week:   Pete Rose’s lifetime banishment from baseball in 1989 for betting on games while manager of the Cincinnati ...

JUST WONDERING……. Is it just me or does anyone else think Obama has his priorities mixed up?  ISIS is a serious threat to the U. S.  Th...

When I graduated from college in 1969 I felt pretty good.  I was still in my 20’s and I had served four years in the Air Force to get my mi...

30 CENT GAS? YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING! Unless you are a certain age, you probably don’t remember when buying a tank of gasoline for your ...