“To blog, or not to blog, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to blog The slings and arrows of an outrageous log, Or to take a pen and strive to document And by not opposing end them. To create a lasting monument…” (A whimsical take by Ernie) Documentation is so very […]

I used to be a runner.  Well, to be honest, I am always running around doing something, but I actually used to run for health and fitness.  I stopped for a number of reasons (mostly physically getting old reasons and my mental state as I will explain below).  I ran 6 days a week regardless

This blog will be a little different and it is what one could call an obvious solution to the common issue that a lot of us have – forgetting what we want to say or write!  This last week I had an idea for a blog post but I completely forgot what it was because

  I take a bunch of pictures – I mean a ton!  In the last 32 years of marriage and family life, I have logged over 25,000 pictures either in film format (now digitally scanned) or straight digital.  I am no photographer.  I just like to document my family and the adventures we have taken. 

My name is Ernie.  Well, technically Ernest, but all my people call me Ernie or Ern.  When I was younger, I disliked my name.  I heard all the jokes, “Hey Ernie, where’s Bert? etc.”  Why couldn’t I have a name like other people, a regular name?  My name made me stand out and at times,

When I was 19 years old and in my second semester of college, I made a impulse decision to buy a sports car on a whim.  Yes, I traded in my reliable car because I thought the sports car would be cool, fast and get me the attention that I thought would be beneficial to

This last week my wife and I got a call that there was a family situation that required us to leave town ASAP.  We all hate to get those calls but unfortunately, they are part of life.  All is fine now, but life has a way of reminding us that we are fragile, huh?  In

This past week, some very close friends treated my wife and me to a surprise Valentines evening event.  After a nice dinner in our home (yes, a charcuterie board was made by my wife – see previous blog post here 😊 ), we were off to a candlelight string quartette concert featuring many popular, romantic

As you may have guessed from my banner in the header of this Blog, I am a Jeep guy.  I love my Jeep for many reasons.  Maybe a blog post in the future will describe my appreciation for this vehicle and why it is important to me …  but, that story is for another time.

This last week I was engrossed with the tasks of setting up the technical side of my Online Business.  I was learning about email campaigns, the methodology of sending good and readable emails that promote value to my intended audience, looking at different templates, sending test emails, etc.  I started to think and say to