September 13, 2024
by Paul Big Bear Dear Friends, I was at brunch the other day, a couple’s get together, lots of smiles, laughs, memories, and the topic of children/grandchildren came up. After we discussed the clothes, hair styles, tattoos, piercings, and ever present cell phones, the topic of behavior took over. As we remembered dinners where…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion-On Good Influencesby Paul Big Bear Dear Friends, I remember in 1971 watching something new on TV, a “made for TV movie” Brian’s Song. The story was that of Gayle Sayers and Brian Piccolo team mates on the Chicago Bears, Gayle a black player and Brian white both running backs looking for starting positions. As they…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion- On BigotryDear Friends, How well do you know your neighbors? I have lived in the house I live in now for 39 years and have known all my neighbors, the ones that were living here when we moved in and the new ones since. We have been very lucky, over the years the new neighbors…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion- On NeighborsDear Friends, On, Saturday the fifth of August, I was on hand for the 28th annual Golden Heart Awards Banquet, this is a yearly celebration of people who do something special; bravery, an act of unexpected help, a kindness without expectations. Dr. Jana Mallis is the power behind this great night; she began it…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion-On The Golden Hearts Awards Banquetby Paul Big Bear Dear Friends, How do you greet the day? Does the alarm clock sound the end of your early morning dream, do you tap the snooze button for a few more minutes of sleep? Do you just have time to comb your hair, brush your teeth, gulp a cup of…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion- On TimeHere we go, “What was your first car?” Mine was a 58 Desoto, dark green and I called it the Green Goblin, yes I read comic books. It was a large car, bench seat, four doors, fins in the rear, and a trunk you could put several people in (I heard some people did…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion-On CarsDear Friends, “What time is it?” “Do you know what time it is?” “Do we have time to get there?” Time seems to be very important in our lives, we have clocks on our wall, our desk, a watch on our wrist, and our phone in our pocket tells us the time. How often…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion- On TimeDear Friends, How did you spend your 4th of July? Did you travel, bar b q, picnic, go swimming, fishing, perhaps to the movies? How many went to a parade, or to watch the fireworks? How did you spend Independence Day, the celebration of America’s independence, the day we declared to the world, July…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion-On July 4thDear Friends, What’s in your wallet? I have some cards and paper in my wallet, a couple of tooth picks, a spare key, but today I want to talk about my driver’s license. I have been a licensed driver a long time, I have driven most everything that has wheels; tractor,…
Read More about Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion- On Seatbelts and Helmetsby Paul Big Bear Dear Friends, I will, briefly, address the men reading this have any of you “volunteered” to go food shopping, for any reason. Why you have been placed in a position of going to the market is not important. So on a given day you find yourself driving into…
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