Huh? What's Up With That?

  encore performances #11...                                                                 Part of the exhilaration of being retired is you don't have to call it quits entirely unless you want to do so.  There are lots of opportunities to be a star on a new path.      In the Encore Performance series, I have talked with many part-time and full-time workers.  There is one commonality shared by lots of these great people:  each one retired from decades of employment, then for one reason or another, chose to rejoin the work force in some capacity.   HUH ?   What's up with that ?     Some Encore Performances allow skilled workers to be an even bigger star than he or she was before claiming their monthly check from the Flying Eagle .      A 30 year veteran po...

 nobody  wants to hear it...                                                            The language many of us use to express our political posture needs to be upgraded.  Speaking harshly by some people is conventional, and, sometimes using threatening language has become standard form for venting political sentiments.  Boorishness often times prevails.      Politically, we are a much divided country, but, it is not the first time America has witnessed such discourse, e.g., the Vietnam Era.     Our everyday propriety is under attack from extremist supporters of both major political parties.  People are often times intrusive, impolite, sometimes mean-spirited, and, too many times, short tempered.  But, the same people are seldom, if ever, apologetic for their words or actions.   ...

job$ somebody's gotta do...                                                       The St. James Court Art Show located in what is called Old Louisville (Kentucky) is one of the largest art shows in the United States and goes back to 1957.    HUH ?   What's up with that ?    Old Louisville consists of about 48 city blocks and is located north of the University of Louisville's main campus and south of downtown Louisville.  It covers about 1,200 acres.  Today, t he Art Fair blankets four square blocks of that acreage.       Back in the Eisenhower years, the neighborhood of St. James Court, which consists of all 19th century homes, was faced with an empty Association treasury.  The art show was started to help the community maintain and upgrade their neighborhood.    The centerpiece of the Vic...

an unfamiliar highway...        I have always thought my wanting to explore new places as being comparable to a pioneer's motivation for going westward.     Mountains never before seen, the Pacific Ocean, the adventure of it all.  No roads, no trails, just wilderness.  Each man and woman must have had a lot of faith, courage, imagination and determination.     For those who survived, the journey supplied them with enough memories to last the rest of their lives.  I wonder if those early pioneers ever returned to the home they left.  Surely some of them had more family back in Ohio or Maryland.     Seeing new places is one thing, but, as I can attest, making a return trip to a previous home after a long period of time can discombobulate even the strongest of memories.   HUH ?   What's up with that ?    My wife and I decided a trip to Lake Michigan would be perfect in...

get me memphis, tennessee...an update            It was a trip to Memphis in August of 1980 that launched a company called B & K Enterprises in Charlestown, Indiana in the southeast part of the state.  The owners, Butch and Kim Polston, went to Elvis Presley's hometown for a memorabilia and collectibles show on the anniversary of the singer's death.     While they were in Memphis, an Elvis tribute artist came by their room at a Days Inn and saw four costumes on display that Butch had hand sewn in an effort to replicate the costumes worn by Elvis.  He said he created the costumes.. .for the fun of it ... and had no other valuable items or merchandise to sell.  The performer paid $2,000 on the spot ($6,600 today) for the four costumes and B & K Enterprises was born.   Butch told me in our initial interview back in September of last year about th...

   flying high... an update                   A  HUH ?  What's up with that ? blog published on March 5, 2021 featured Dr. Anne Pinski,  barbers Denise Arrington and Tammy Mann, and, Air Force pilot, Leesa Froelich.  The four women were highlighted in a publication called  4 women making history during national  Women in History Month .     Flying high...an update,  focuses on what's happened to Leesa since that time.     Leesa Froelich is flying high .   There have been some major changes in her life and one revision involves knocking down a major goal along the way.      Miss Froelich graduated from Florida State University with the intention of becoming a Hurricane Hunter with the U. S. Air Force.  Three months after graduation, she was in Officer Training School to be an Aerial Reconnaissance Officer.     Five and a half years ago, Le...

more oddities, observations & omg's...          My favorite authors write mysteries and thriller fiction.  Each story has a detective like character that can multi-task.  Individually, he or she seems to be able to observe and take note of life going on around them while simultaneously fulfilling the mission or assignment .     The sleuth or protagonist never miss important details that lead to a successful conclusion of the case.  I would like to mimic that ability, and, to that end, I have been practicing my powers of observation by trying to be more aware of my surroundings.    Have I improved?  Not sure.  But, now, when I am about to bump into someone in a store or as I'm about to pass through a door and coincidentally arrive at the same spot on the floor as someone else, I no longer say, Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you.   But, the fact is...   HUH ?   What's up with that ?    Perhaps...