Steve Satterly

THE GREAT GARDEN GNOME MASSACRE

Today is my fifty-ninth birthday. Next year I will be the big 6-0. As I’ve gotten older, birthdays have definitely become less of a thing than when I was younger. It’s been nice. We grilled brats, had some pasta salad, some baked beans, some chips, and my Queen made a butterscotch cake from scratch. MyContinue reading “THE GREAT GARDEN GNOME MASSACRE”

WHY SO SERIOUS?

My last couple of posts have been kinda serious. These are serious times, but that doesn’t mean I have to always be serious. Besides, it’s not in my nature. I have been known to crack jokes at funerals. Something I learned from my Paw, I guess. He loved to crack jokes. Up until the dayContinue reading “WHY SO SERIOUS?”

THE RIGHT TO SELF DEFENSE

Jordan Neely, a homeless man, was on a subway train reportedly threatening other passengers. In response, a Marine veteran, Daniel Penny, assisted by two others, was able to get Neely in a submission hold. Neely ended up dead, and Penny turned himself in to face criminal charges. New York Times The case should be interesting.Continue reading “THE RIGHT TO SELF DEFENSE”

FREEDOM

Freedom is the ability to do what one ought to do. Freedom does not mean that there are not limits. Imagine a person acting with no limits. They get angry with another person and kill them. Are they free to do that? What about the freedom of the victim? Thus freedom is limited by whatContinue reading “FREEDOM”

REFLECTIONS ON OUR TRIP

It’s Friday, May 12. It’s been two weeks since returning from our London/Wales trip. I’ve been thinking about that trip every day since, and thought I should write down some thoughts. First of all, do you know how it feels when a vacation doesn’t go the way you had planned, and isn’t as exciting asContinue reading “REFLECTIONS ON OUR TRIP”

LONDON/WALES WRAPUP

Wednesday, April 26, Robin and I got up early, took everything down to the car, put the key to the townhouse in the lockbox and said goodbye to the seagulls and jackdaws. We left Conwy and drove the rental car to the rental car return at Manchester Airport. I called for a cab, and weContinue reading “LONDON/WALES WRAPUP”

LAST DAY IN PARADISE

Our last full day in the paradise that is Wales was to be spent in the resort town of Llandudno. This delightful little town is on the coast of Liverpool Bay, just a mile or so north of Conwy. The plan was to spend some time there, then get back and finish packing for ourContinue reading “LAST DAY IN PARADISE”

DRUID’S ISLE

Sunday was a bit of a throw away day. We drove back to Conwy from Manchester in time to attend services at 11:00am at St. Mary’s and All Saints Church. It’s an Anglican Church, so it was just enough like a Catholic Mass to be a bit confusing. Add to that parts of the serviceContinue reading “DRUID’S ISLE”

BACK TO MANCHESTER

Friday, April 21, Robin and I were heading back to Manchester. When we originally scheduled our trip, we had rooms in Hotel Football for the Manchester United v Chelsea match. When that got rescheduled, we were able to get a refund for the tickets, but we could not cancel the hotel room. So we decidedContinue reading “BACK TO MANCHESTER”

THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE

So after a busy day at Betws-y-Coed and Harlech Castle, Robin and I finished the day at two pubs in Conwy, the George & Dragon, and Ye Olde Mail Couch. There’s a reason we did two pubs in one night. Robin and I had gone in search of a pub that was televising the ManchesterContinue reading “THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE”