Thoughts and Observations:

  • Wait…What?!

    Below is a guest post from someone who is very special to me.  It was my wife, Karen H. Rice-Scott, who got me into this blogging thing.  Her contribution to this space fits in nicely with the overall theme of this page. You can also look for her wit and wisdom in her own space, Read more

  • Reflections of Selma: A Commemoration Like Few Others

    Recently I returned from my first road assignment for FOX News Radio covering the 50th Anniversary Jubilee Celebration of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama.   For the many who showed up for the festivities, the focal point was the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge — where 600 African-American marchers peacefully crossed into Selma only to be met Read more

  • Went Away For A While…I’m Back Now!

    I should apologize…profusely. When I started this blog, I wanted it to be a place where I could use my job as a reporter to bring to light to some of the funnier…and more unusual…stories that come across my desk.  Believe me..there is no shortage of them.  I still would like this to be that Read more

  • Weirdness From The Week That Was

    When I created this blog, it was my intent to highlight some of the weirder stories that came across my radar.   I’m going to start living up to that at the end of each week (or so).   Here are a few offerings.   1.  In this era of the TSA and travel restrictions, you may Read more

  • Amazon…Props Go Out To You!

    Ever since my wife surprised me with a Kindle Fire a couple of years ago…I’ve been firmly on ‘Team Tablet’ with no hope of going back. But as with any highly technical piece of equipment, at some point it fails to work as it should.   My problem was that the Kindle Fire would not charge.  Read more

  • Can I Offer You A Drink? Give Me Two Minutes!!

    Sangria can be a complex drink.  Or..so I thought. My lovely wife Karen and I stumbled on a recipe for Sangria that requires only three (as in 1..2..3) ingredients. The concoction has made us big fans of the drunken fruit that it leaves behind for us to devour.  Yummy!  Let’s build this concoction, shall we? Read more