One Pharmacist's View

Taking Care Of What You Have I was out mowing my front yard a few years back when my neighbor, the late Da - vid Jones, pulled his mower over to where I was. He did this sometimes when he wanted to talk. So, I pulled up and we be - gan to chat about this and that.

We Were Eclipsed A long time ago — well one week ago — the much heralded “North American Eclipse” came to Allen. Weather forecasters happily forecasted that we probably wouldn’t be able to see it anyway. Clouds they said. I watched all this with a sort of wishy-washy attitude.

A Battle of Words Back last October the Hamas launched a secret "Pearl Harbor Style" attack on Israel. The Israeli people had relaxed their vigil and were caught by surprise as the Hamas launched this surprise night-time attack along their border with Gaza. It was incredibly successful.

End of an Era The USS Johnnie Hutchins had reached the end of its road.It was an ice-cold morning with icy winds off the bay there in Bayonne, New Jersey.

When I speak of the country around Little Caston I think of a beautiful a little creek near where my Bullard grandparents lived  in  Leflore  County,  Oklahoma.In that long time ago in 1942, my brother Gerald and I were sent down there to help on Grandpa’s farm.

Skipping February What do you think about skipping February? And why? Well, just this.I don’t much like it.It’s too strange. Is winter about over just because the calendar says its February?No.

It is generally believed that the 1918 flu epidemic infected 500 million people. The actual death toll is unknown but thought to be between 40 and 50 million.

Home Improvements I was visiting with my younger son this weekend and we talked about the modernimprovements we had been promised for our future. Yes, we saw the “wonder-car”film showing the man who pushed a button on the dash turning it into an airplane, and him, its owner, flying it away to work.

Life in Nicaragua Many years ago, in 1957, I found myself on an unexpected stop at a town in Nicaragua.

It’s the end of 2023 and I say good riddance. It’s been the best of times and the worst of times. Oh wait! That’s what Charles Dickens said in his book “Tale of Two Cities.” I remember my English Literature, Flossy Grogan teacher making us read this over at Stonewall.