by Bary Fleet | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
To Be or not to…. If you’re like me – and most people I know – you start your day with a “To Do” list. Your list might be written …. or maybe you just carry it in your head (too dangerous for me … too much gets lost). I write my list to help me remember it and for...
by Bary Fleet | Feb 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Houston, We’ve Got a Problem. Some of us are old enough to remember the 1995 film Apollo 13, in which Tom Hanks played the role of astronaut John Swigert. “Houston, we’ve got a problem,” became the tag line for the film and has become a part of the American lexicon....
by Bary Fleet | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wants vs. Needs I grew up in a gun culture. I bought my own BB gun when I was 9. We lived out in the country and I spent lots of time shooting at things. One of my most memorable birthdays was my 12th! My dad took me to the local pawn shop and bought me a 20-gauge...
by Bary Fleet | Feb 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wants vs. Needs I grew up in a gun culture. I bought my own BB gun when I was 9. We lived out in the country and I spent lots of time shooting at things. One of my most memorable birthdays was my 12th! My dad took me to the local pawn shop and bought me a 20-gauge...
by Bary Fleet | Feb 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
A number of years ago I found myself in a “transition time” and was looking for a job. I was recruited by a company to be an insurance agent. I got my license, went through the orientation training … and jumped in. The promises were great …...
by Bary Fleet | Feb 5, 2018 | Nature
Unintentional Consequences For some time now, Debbie and I have had a bird feeder on our deck and thoroughly enjoy watching the activity and variety of birds that come. We have enjoyed this so much that recently we added two more feeders … one for thistle seed and...
by Bary Fleet | Jan 31, 2018 | Uncategorized, Winter
Recently, we drove from Rhode Island to West Virginia and back. Theoretically, it is a seven -hour trip … but we’ve rarely done it in less than nine because of traffic. Many of us have our own horror stories of traveling I-95 through Connecticut, New York, the...
by Bary Fleet | Jan 23, 2018 | Writings
I looked at Facebook this morning, and read a post by one of my cousins observing that – as he scanned the posts that came across his page – there were two themes that emerged: 1) The Democrats are responsible for the shut-down of the government! and 2) The...
by Bary Fleet | Jan 19, 2018 | Writings
Today we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. He is remembered as the consummate advocate for civil rights, particularly people of color. Among other things, he is remembered for the “I Have a Dream” speech he made, as he stood...
by Bary Fleet | Jan 9, 2018 | Writings
The night before a major snow storm was forecast to arrive, I noticed that my gas gauge was just above empty. A little voice in my head prodded me, “Go get your tank filled now.” I thought about it, then decided that I was doing other things and that I could get it...
