Huh? What's Up With That?

  all in the family...                   There is an old adage that states the first generation builds or starts a business; the second generation grows the business, and; the third generation sells the business.  In the case of the Thomas Family of Louisville Car Wash fame, all of that happened and more.    HUH ?  What's up with that ?    Alex Thomas, 36, is a grandson of the founder of Thomas Car Wash.  We sat down on a wooden bench outside the remodeling of his latest venture on a beautiful spring day for a one on one.    I hated washing cars when I was little, he lamented.    I remember when I was four or five squeezing the pressure gun.  Man, that thing puts out 12 hundred pounds of pressure.  I worked in back in what is called, The Hole, with two guys, Ollie and Danny.  It seemed like I was there all day, but, I'm sure it was just for a minute or two.   Th...

oddities, observations, & ?'s...#15                                                                                                                      I remember learning at some point the acronym,  R and R , referred to  Rest and Relaxation during World War II.  When the '50s came along, R and R was adapted to fit a new kind of music .   Today, R and R stands for, Retaliation and Revenge.   While waiting for the last tanker car of a long CSX freight train to clear the intersection, I was in awe of the artwork displayed on a good portion of the boxcars.  When are these motion pictures painted?  Who are these talented people?  My favorite on this ...