by Thomas F Daniels | Mar 4, 2018 | Memory Lane
An old traditional ballad called “Get Up and Bar the Door” tells of an old married couple who decided to have a contest that whoever spoke first would have to get up and secure the front door. Laziness, stubbornness, or just a game to pass the time on a dreary winter...
by Thomas F Daniels | Feb 4, 2018 | Memory Lane
Parents employ the discipline of giving a child a timeout when he/she needs to reflect upon and then correct the behavior that placed him/her in this isolation. As I was watching sports lately, I became annoyed at all the timeouts that were taken not for teams to...
by Thomas F Daniels | Jan 29, 2018 | Memory Lane
Frankie Valli was an incredible singer with multiple hits throughout his illustrious career. In fact, he is still performing with a new, younger backup group. If you get a chance to see him, don’t miss it. He is still great at age eighty-three, and while he is...
by Thomas F Daniels | Jan 22, 2018 | Memory Lane
Joe South had a smash hit in 1969 called “The Games People Play” which was a dark commentary on life indicating the poor treatment of each other. Fortunately, this blog will be far from those depressing thoughts with the only similarity being its title. The games...
by Thomas F Daniels | Jan 15, 2018 | Memory Lane
The wise, old owl is a symbol of wisdom probably because he can see what is behind, beside, and before him. That ability to turn his head what seems like 360 degrees is a chiropractor’s’ dream. The owl can be circumspect more than any other creature because of this...
by Thomas F Daniels | Jan 7, 2018 | Memory Lane
When a realtor starts to describe a neighborhood, he/she will begin with the three most important words: location, location, location. As part of the discussion about location invariably will be the pointing out of schools, shopping, and, of course, playgrounds and...