by Ken | Jul 6, 2010 | Everyday Life, Religion & Spirituality
There was a time when I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up: the guy who collected the shopping carts at K-Mart. (It was right up there with engineer, which I felt I was well-suited for, but not nearly as much fun.) It seemed we went there every week for one thing...
by Ken | Jun 8, 2010 | Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Religion & Spirituality
This morning, we had our Shih-Tzu put to sleep. We had her for 12 years; she was just shy of 20-1/2 years old. She wasn’t really a dog, but a person that expected to be treated like a princess. So we did. Last weekend, we had decided it was her time, and it hit...
by Ken | May 29, 2010 | Family & Personal, Religion & Spirituality
I was just thinking about how awesome my daughter is. But then I realized that maybe I was doing a disservice by telling her too often how proud I am of all the things she does or writes or says. I’ve always been a cheerleader type for the people around me. I...
by Ken | Apr 10, 2010 | Everyday Life, Politics, Economy, Science
My friend Jim from grade school (who found me on Facebook a little while back) took me out to a shooting range in Tonawanda the other day. I fired a Remington 597 .22LR, Saiga .223 (takes both .223 and 5.56×45), and Beretta Storm CX4 .45 ACP. He also showed me...
by Ken | Jan 16, 2010 | Everyday Life
Having just checked my site traffics statistics for my new blog, Think Think Again, a revelation is upon me. First, the number of visits is low, since I only promote this on Facebook. This is not unexpected. However, there were only TWO click-throughs in December from...