A Bob's Life

 The "Hands Off" protests this past weekend struck a chord in me. I was encouraged to see such widespread concern about the direct...

I was concerned by what I heard our president say during his inaugural speech on Monday in reference to  Manifest Destiny . I was particular...

Tower Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge Stuart, FL October 3, 2024 Chris and I visited the Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge yesterday. No,...

LoanDepot Park Miami, FL July 25, 2024   Chris and I along with friends made the journey to LoanDepot Park in Miami yesterday to see the Ori...

Former Presidential Yacht Honey Fitz Jupiter Island, FL October 19, 2023   Chris and I took our friends out on a pontoon boat yesterday to s...

  Happy Valentine's Day! Yup, it is mid-February and the day none of us dares forget is upon us.  I bought a card! Well, and there might...

  Happy Cinco de Mayo 2022! Let the festivities begin as my favorite foreign holiday arrives.  Cinco de Mayo is actually a holiday in Mexico...

  Sailors, planes and a huge ball of fire and smoke at wreckage-strewn Naval Air Station, Hawaii, following  one of the Japanese attacks on ...

Photo by Patrick Doan   My family, which came to America during 1629, has a checkered history. Yesterday my son Patrick visited the grave of...

Junghans Ships Clock M/V Usarmao on Reverse   I have clocks. Many sizes and kinds from small alarm clocks to towering grandfather clocks. An...

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Wikipedia Seventy-five years ago today at 8:15 AM local time in Japan, the first atomic weapon to be used duri...

I watched movie set during WW2 the other day, no it was not Patton .  Churchill studies reports of the action that day with Vice Admira...

Christmas Tree in the Main Room Flagler Museum Palm Beach, Florida November 13, 2019 I do enjoy good museums and the Flagler Museum in ...

2018 Replica of the Santa Maria Baltimore Inner Harbor November 2, 2019 It was sitting the Baltimore Harbor last night and I recogniz...