Category Archives: Diary/Journal

Honoring Teachers

Although it is not widely observed in the United States, today is World Teachers’ Day. Since 1994 this has been an annual October 5 observance sponsored by the United Nations to commemorate the work of teachers and their contributions to … Continue reading

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50 years ago

September 2, 2016: It was appropriate that I woke up this morning dreaming I was in Japan and speaking Japanese, for it was 50 years ago today that June and I, along with Keith and Kathy, woke up for the … Continue reading

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711th mensiversary!

Today [August 26, 2016] is our 711th mensiversary! Our 111th mensiversary occurred while we were on board the President Cleveland steamship headed for Japan. Six hundred months is fifty years, of course, so this year we are remembering those significant, life-changing … Continue reading

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Visit with Roy Lee Rinehart

Here is an entry on Diary.com for April 18, 2016: Went to the Liberty Hospital to visit Roy Lee Rinehart, who was hospitalized with head and back injuries from a bad fall on Saturday. The bleeding in the brain area … Continue reading

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Another trip

Here is a brief entry I made on Dairy.com in April of this year: I wish I had used this diary more often; it was interesting just now to see what I had written about my trip to Panama back … Continue reading

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Birthday trip to Panama

In August 2014 I made a trip to Panama (by myself) as a celebration of my 76th birthday. I was born on the 24th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal on August 15, 1914. Here is what I … Continue reading

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Switch to a public diary/journal

After three years of not using this blogsite, I have decided to switch it to a public diary/journal. Two years ago I started posting somethings on Diary.com, but have decided to re-post those few entries here and to continue posting … Continue reading

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