Ray’s Longest Day

  I’ve been watching quite a few of the television documentaries about D-Day over the last few days, with more to come this week, I suppose, as we close-in on the 70th anniversary of the event next Friday June 6th.    Even 88 year old Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, 92, who rarely travel these…

Crazy Horse Redux

Ruth Ziolkowski…the beloved matriarch of the family responsible for carving the Crazy Horse monument out of a Black Hills mountain near Custer, has died just a month shy of her 88th birthday. She’s being eulogized by people not only in South Dakota but all over the world as an inspiration to millions; a living example…

XP Exasperation

Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and gazillionaire: “Hey, Terry, How long have we had Windows XP on line now?” Terry Myerson, Exec. VP Microsoft Operations: “Well, let’s see, going on 13 years now I guess.” Gates: “Geeze,  that long? Time to get rid of it don’t ya think? Myerson: “Well, sir, we tried that with Vista…

Worm Food For Thought

Did you ever think when the hearse rolls by That  you might be the next one to die? They wrap you up in a clean white sheet And bury you down about six feet deep. The worms crawl in the worms crawl out The worms play pinochle on your snout. They eat your clothes they…