I'm not one to write about medical stuff and while this was medical, it's really about customer/patient care.

I recently had to have a procedure. That's what they call it. It involved…

The lobster gig was good, but I wanted to haul trailers.  My license would only let me drive a straight truck and there were no truck driving schools back then. I had met an owner operator who…

In the current environment of almost everyone being angry, I cannot get excited about having a conversation about current events. But, I thought people might find it interesting to hear what truck…

I get together with a group for coffee and most of us are around the same age.  We discuss politics, local, state and national and the weather and news, but we also talk about strange stuff.…

If you’re reading this, I’m back.  I don’t have the final say on what you read in the Pilot.

That pandemic thing was troublesome.  Is it over, or morphed to a non-pandemic, or exactly what…

The most important thing we all have is time.  If you read this to the end, you will never get that time back. Whether my words are worth your time or not, the time is gone. The pandemic has…

Well.  I’m back. Did you miss me?  That rascally Covid thing messed some things up, but here we are.  Hope you’re well.

This thing has been something, hasn’t it? The virus seems to be…

I think the COVID thing might be getting to me.  Not that I was ever right, but now I feel like I’m on the fringe more than ever.

Since I don’t watch the mainstream news and have sworn off…

It was very strange.  Watching the NASCAR race, I had the scanner on in the background and heard the call. Something inside of me said, “This is important” although nothing in the call indicated…

I guess that since I write here and I’ve written other places and written a book, that makes me a writer.  I’ve never considered myself one.…

Haven’t heard from me in a while.  Some people are probably cheering and others might have missed me.  To tell…

Back in my youth, it was pretty exciting when Leadbetter’s started selling motorcycles.  A bunch of us were friends with Bob, so we hung out at the shop…

Hasn’t this been something?  Middle of February, we were winding down from an open winter, planning spring vacation trips and cruises.  Now, here we are stuck at home, not even wanting to look at…

Wow! This whole coronavirus, COVID-19, thing is really something, isn’t it? The unknown is troubling to a large portion of the population. Some people, like firefighters, cops, and EMS people live…

Saw an ad a few days ago about some drug that deals with cholesterol, and it got me thinking what a big deal that used to be, but we rarely hear about anymore.…

I’ve been casually following the recent demand from young people that we “older” folks should get it together when it comes to the environment and be ashamed of the state of the planet we are…

Up until about 20 years ago, I never gave water much thought. There was plenty to swim in, both fresh and salt. It came right out of the tap at the house. …

When we visit Navy son in Virginia, we usually drive right through the 800 miles or fly.  Flying has been the choice for several years, but this year we…

In a recent casual conversation, a friend mentioned that he’d seen a news item about a drone equipped with a flamethrower.  Well, of course that got my…

I met Carlos at a personal development event in California several years ago.  We broke out into small groups sitting around tables and sharing challenges and goals.  When it came to Carlos, he…

Sometimes I stumble onto news items that make me scratch my head.  I see it all the time, but only see a few that prompt me to write about it.…

Several years ago, I wrote a piece about “studying” and how I thought I would be pretty good at it. I would be willing to study anything for anyone and give them the answer they were looking for.…

I like ice cream. Back when the cholesterol scare was in full force, I had some tests as part of regular screening and there was concern about my cholesterol levels.  My mother always worried…

I’m going to state right off the bat that I want something from you readers. Nothing for me, but something important for you.

I arrived very late…

That was the thing to do.  Before American Graffiti, here in the Midcoast, cruising was a popular pastime. There were several routes that were popular back in the 1960s.  

Main…

Whenever I can, I have coffee with a great group of guys. Coffee is really just an excuse to get together and the crowd is awesome.  If you don’t have a…

I’ve been thinking for a while that I should write about intolerance.  It seems that some people are not very tolerant of ideas and beliefs that are not…

Everyone loves dogs.  Well. Not everyone, but those that don’t like dogs don’t count.  Dogs that have had difficult histories tug even stronger at the heart strings.  That would be the case with…