A Windy City boy, lost in rural Ohio, just shooting the breeze.
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- February 2023
- May 2021
- March 2018
- April 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
Categories
- 2012 Apocalypse
- 2012 Wrap-up
- 2013 Wrap-up
- Animal Stories
- Aviation
- Aviation History
- Birthday
- Canada Stuff
- Cat Stuff
- Christmas
- Current Events
- Guest Posting
- Humor
- Military
- Military History
- MLK Day 2013
- Mother's Day
- Movies and Films
- Obituary
- Poetry
- Politics
- Romance
- Science Fiction
- September 11tth
- Sports
- TV Stars
- Uncategorized
- World Business
Meta
Category Archives: Christmas
Open For Business at Company For Christmas.
If any of you lovely people would like to chat, you can drop by C4C and find me at the page: http://companyforchristmas.wordpress.com/john-e-windycitywonderer-here-i-think/ Or just look under active chats on the homepage of Company For Christmas. Hope everybody’s having a Merry, … Continue reading
A Special Wish.
I wanted to put this particular post under it’s own title. While open to all, it is specifically directed at a small, but particularly beloved, group of my readers. Christmas Eve should be a time for family. Too often, however, … Continue reading
A Pardon Overdue, and A Christmas Eve Wish.
Alan Turing has been granted a Royal pardon. That probably doesn’t mean much to you, but it should for three very big reasons. Alan Turing was a cryptologist, who worked at the famous Bletchley Park in England on breaking the … Continue reading
An Assorted Soupcon of Sunday Miscellany.
Yeah, yeah, I know, I’ve been missing for a bit. That’s what happens when life (and the wife) gets a truckload of firewood dumped on ya a week before the weather decides to turn your basement into a swimming pool … Continue reading
Late Breaking News.
I had intended this to be a witty and humourous post. It seems one of my original blogging buddies, Frank over at AFrankAngle, has reached that zenith (or nadir) of WordPress fame – Freshly Pressed! I planned to start the … Continue reading
A No BS Post.
This goes out to everybody who posted about my birthday, to everyone who left me a message on those blogs, and to everybody who stopped by here over the last couple days, be you old friend or new. No fancy … Continue reading
A Friday Quickie.
It has been brought to my attention that some of my loyal readers may be heading out of town, or otherwise unable to access my sterling prose. (Cough. 😉 ) Therefore, I thought I’d just post a quick note on … Continue reading
Christmas Delayed 71 Years By War
An unintentional, but wonderful post. I learned this morning, watching the BBC News, that a trove of Christmas cards and letters from WW2 have been found on the Channel Island of Jersey, off the British coast. The island was occupied … Continue reading
How the Spirit Of Christmas Stopped A War.
In my previous post, I mentioned how the plans of Americans for a quiet Christmas were interrupted by World War 2 (or a small portion thereof). This time, I want to tell you the story of how Christmas interrupted World … Continue reading
Commentality - Lotsa Comments .... 