MY LIFE’S PROGRESSION – Part One (click the pix to read more)

THE BEGINNING – Big Stone Gap, VA This is stage one of my journey through the time on this earth! It began when I was 18 months old in a small Southwest Virginia town – - –

Big Stone Gap, VA Big Stone Gap, VA

MY LIFE’S PROGRESSION – Part Two (click the pix to read more)

GERMANY – I spent over two years in Germany while serving in the U.S. Army in the late ’50s. During that time I visited a number of European countries and cities.

Swiss Alps Swiss Alps

MY LIFE’S PROGRESSION – Part Three (click the pix to read more)

TWENTY YEARS IN ERWIN, TN – Right before my marriage, I moved to Erwin, TN, about 70 miles from my VA hometown. I was employed as Chief Engineer of a radio station there.

Erwin, TN Erwin, TN

MY LIFE’S PROGRESSION – Part Four (click the pix to read more)

THE MIGRATION TO FLORIDA – I left Erwin, TN to accept a “temporary” job in television in Cocoa, FL. That was 28 years ago!

Shuttle Launch Pads at Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Launch Pads at Kennedy Space Center

MY LIFE’S PROGRESSION – Part Five (click the pix to read more)

THE MOVE TO NORTH CAROLINA – In the fall of 2005 we made a move to Waynesville, NC

Spring in North Carolina Spring in North Carolina

MY LIFE’S PROGRESSION – Part Six (click the pix to read more)

THE FINAL PART – When you approach the “upper tier of years” one begins to wonder about the future!

"The firmament declares the Glory of the Lord . . . " "The firmament declares the Glory of the Lord . . . "

Lawyers, Candle-stick Makers, etc.

January 22nd, 2012
Scale of justice

“Legal disclaimer”: I have a lot of friends (well, a couple of  ‘em at least!) who are lawyers; this is NOT aimed at them.

 

While sitting in front of the TV, I notice that there are a LOT of  “wrongful” – (death), (sickness), (accident), (injury) case offers that, if you call their number you most certainly will get a substantial settlement.  Asbestos, bad medicine, auto accident or whatever, there is almost always a lawyer out there who is willing to handle your case. I call them “ambulance chasers”.

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Hydrogen – Fuel Of The Future (Today?)

January 15th, 2012
Toyota Fuel Cell prototype vehicle

The hydrogen fuel cell is not a new idea. It was invented in 1839 by Sir William Grove, a Welsh judge, but at that time there were NO vehicles on the road! It took 127 more years to develop a car with a fuel cell.

Still, development of the cell progressed over the years and in October of 1959, Harry Karl Ihrig, an engineer for the Allis – Chalmers Manufacturing Company, demonstrated a 20-horsepower tractor that was the first vehicle ever powered by a fuel cell.

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Danny & the Union

January 9th, 2012
Telephone pole

After a period of unemployment while still living in Tennessee years ago, I was hired by “the telephone company” as a Microwave Technician. Tennessee was/is a “right to work” state.

The job was a “union” position; however, while you were not required to join the union, you had to operate under union jurisdiction. After I was on the job one month, the union, in the midst of a contract dispute with management, decided to “go out” on a strike.

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China Going To The Moon?

January 1st, 2012
apollo17

At a time when the Obama administration has decided that we need to “cut back” on manned space exploration and the costs that are required for that program, China has announced a five-year plan to begin exploration of the moon.

Everyone in government and society as a whole understands the military advantages of establishing a base of operation on our nearest “space neighbor”.  Our world-shattering accomplishment of 1969 of landing, having man walk & explore the moon and return safely to earth ended following the launch of Apollo 17 in December, 1972.

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