When my parents, Bobby and Wendi, took me to Put-In-Bay last weekend, we met a lot of nice people. Most of the time it was while we were waiting in line for the ferry -- both to and from the island. I guess sometimes people just need to make small talk to take up time. Because I am cute, much of the talk centered around me. (I mean honestly, you've seen my pictures, right?) Most of the time people ask how old I am and what what my breed is. I look much younger than I am, as I am … [Read more...]
Veterans Avert Disaster at Jefferson Memorial
"The elevators are out; we'll have to use the steps." Doesn't sound like a big deal, does it? But, it is a big deal if you have a number of aging veterans in wheelchairs at the top of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., when you hear the news. Wendi and I were blessed to travel with a group of veterans from Wayne and Holmes counties in Ohio to the nation's capital as part of the Honor Bus Trip, designed to take veterans to see the war memorials. Don Way of All-Ways Trans Plus … [Read more...]
If You Enjoy Air Conditioning, You Need to Thank This Man
I often find it funny how things can be so interconnected without us even realizing. How one decision can grow to impact so much. I read a book once by Andy Andrews, titled The Butterfly Effect: How Your Life Matters. The gist of the book describes that very thing -- how seemingly insignificant decisions that people made ended up having a lasting effect. I wonder if Willis Carrier, the "Father of Air Conditioning" had any idea how much of an impact his invention of the modern air conditioner in … [Read more...]