Some people do it frequently, but yesterday was the first time in ten years that I’ve unfriended a person on facebook. I struggled with my conscience over the prospect of breaking ties with a personal friend over a dispute on facebook, but I eventually decided it was the right thing to do. Now, that I’m … Continue reading IRRECONCILABLE DISPUTE

Hampton (VA) National Cemetery Photos by Bobill A Different Way to Look at Independence Day On this American Independence Day, I salute and thank all people, alive and dead, who have helped in any way to win and maintain our independence, as well as the liberty, rights and privileges guaranteed by our Constitution. It has … Continue reading An Independence Day Salute – by Bobill

If my being sad – would make you happy, I’d go out and gather grief – Invest in desperation – Beyond most all belief, But when I see you happy, There will go my grief – And with it my investment – No bailout – no relief. If my being happy – would make you happy, … Continue reading Investor’s Love – by Bobill

Most Elusive Bird                 Bobill Men hunt game birds of every stripe They that shriek, or chirp, or pipe. And stalk them anywhere they dwell, Some easy prey, some hard to fell. The most elusive bird around Is often hunted - never found. Many hunt the snipe - just once; He who hunts him twice … Continue reading Three Short Verses – by Bobill

The Hampton National Cemetery - Several years ago Decoration Day (later Memorial Day) was created by General Order No.11 - by Union Army Maj. General John A. Logan. With General Orders No. 11, Logan designated May 30, 1868, "for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in … Continue reading The Last measure of Their Devotion