June 2012

Bill Cornwell took the rental car through its paces on the windy road to Oatman Arizona. He told his captive audience it was his dream to drive this stretch of Route 66. He pointed out to Tyler that this was the road in the movie Cars. My grandson could care less, and I have the…

I was surprised to hear Bill Cornwell on the phone. Alas, did he give me a call in order to fess-up, take responsibility for the huge pee-stain on the back seat of the car Vicki rented – that he was driving when someone had a bad accident? Fat friggen chance! What I hear is Bill…

Two weekends ago the Dundon clan met in the woods of Oregon to have themselves a campout. Michael and I began our journey to Camp Dundon by sharing a Senior Moment together. In the pics above you see Michael loading my truck in Springfield. He did such a good job, I captured a visual record.…

One year ago I went to my sister’s house in Bullhead City for a family reunion. Vicki was married to James Dundon, the brother of Michael Dundon, who is visiting his kindred from Hawaii. I believe Michael told me he has twenty one children and grandchildren, but, I could be mistaken. Shamus Dundon is my…

Mrs Eastwood and Company has just gotten real interesting because Tyler Shields suffers from Narcissistic personality disorder – and is out of control! My daughter’s loverboy, Bill Cornwell, suffers from the same disorder. Bill ran ahead of me so he could get to the Grand Canyon before I did, and be with my grandson without…

The Pope is in a huff over Nuns on the Bus because they continue to ignore His edict which orders them to ignore the Poor and concentrate on Shaming the Shit out of Gays – for Christ’s sake! His Highness is playing the Covert King of American Politics. Would God care if Jesus came back…

Many Christian leaders and scholars say Jesus was justified in putting aside God and His laws in order to heal and feed the poor. So, I guess evangelical leaders who bid their flock to vote the Republican ticket, agree, and thus believe it is O.K. for Jesus to come back as a Communist leader, as…

“The Sons of Confederate Veterans is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans.[3] The SCV was organized at Richmond, Virginia, in June 1896.[3] At first the SCV took care of their literal fathers, but as the veterans died, the organization took on the task of maintaining their graves and monuments and keeping the public…

As Rush Limbaugh recently explained it on his radio show, “The whole point of Fast and Furious was to create mayhem in Mexico among drug cartels with American-made weapons, easily procured so that you and I would stand up in outrage and demand tighter gun laws.” The Republican Party has flipped-out! However, when you understand…

Yesterday I received information from Shirley Schwoerer of the Redwood City Library, that said my ancestor, Carl August Janke, was instrumental in establishing a Turnverien in Belmont, and the Bay Area. Was it the first? “He erected the old amusement hall of the Turnverein, and managed this for several years.” Janke may be the first…