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Please the introduction at the top of my page My disclaimer: 1) Fist and most of all nothing in this blog is meant to represent anyone or anything real or actual. In other words it is fantasy, jest and whimsical thinking. 2) Hence then and next of all, I am not liable for remarks found to be offensive just because the country you live in sees it that way. 3) Did I mention the following? Nothing written here is factual or absolute. If you listen to this rambling, it’s your fault not mine. Or in other words, ‘Don’t try this at home.” 4) If some soul comments on my comments, it’s all on them. It’s their words after all. And I am sure that they too would claim this disclaimer in their own rights. 5) I’m the one writing this and it in no way represents the opinion of any person, organization or world power that I might be involved with. 6) Did I mention that I am not liable for anything found here? It don’t matter what religion, ethnic background, sex, organization, fellowship, planet, or any other tag you use to describe yourself, this is NOT a cheap shot at you. (See number 1 above) 7) I assume all graphics used here on these pages are public domain. If you have rights to them notify me and they will be removed at once. 8) Content is the property of Roy Richard unless otherwise noted

Alfred P Sloan – A Friend to No One

Alfred P Sloan – A Friend to No OneI recently wrote a poem about the 1936 Sit-Down strike in Flint, Michigan and I began to wonder about the man who was president of General Motors at the time. Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. (May 23, 1875 – February 17, 1966) became president of General Motors in… Read More Alfred P Sloan – A Friend to No One

January 28, 2023September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

The Yellow House

The Yellow HouseUntil I was about five, a family of multiple children lived next door. Their house was a poor kept, two-bedroom bungalow with no basement. One of my earliest memories is of the children coming out of the house to play in the summer. They must have finished breakfast and their mother shooed them… Read More The Yellow House

January 22, 2023September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

In Memory of Maggie Mae

We lost our fur baby/companion Maggie Mae this past week (01-08-2023). She was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago and more recently with Cushing’s disease. Both of those diseases are hard on a dog’s body and we were lucky to have her in our lives for as long as we did. She was our companion,… Read More In Memory of Maggie Mae

January 16, 2023September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

New Semester

New Year, New Semester, Blank Pages, Sharp Pencils, Calmly go forth, Meet the challenge, You got this, Good luck this semester. Roy Richard January 2023 Copyright Roy Richard

January 10, 2023September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

Guys I Went to School with – Zigmund Warren

Zigmund Warren arrived at Woodland Elementary in 1967. He transferred from another school and began to attend the third grade with me. His parents I found out moved him because of the enormous amount of teasing and bullying he was receiving.You might assume he was receiving ridicule because of his strange first name but actually… Read More Guys I Went to School with – Zigmund Warren

January 7, 2023September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

Cary Family

My maternal grandmother was a Crossman and a Cary. The Cary surname had been extensively documented back to 1170 to Adam DeKary. It has always been reported that he was the Master of Castle Kari in Somerset, England; some documentation puts him rather at Devon, England instead. (http://www.advsolutions.com/carey/castlecariresearch.htm.NOTE): Birth dates before the arrival of John… Read More Cary Family

January 4, 2023September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

Happy New Year!

Wishing you all a Happy, Joyous and Successful 2023!!!

January 1, 2023September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2022

Wishing a Merry Christmas and a fantastic New year to everyone.

December 25, 2022September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

Our Family and the Civil War

Our Family and the Civil WarGrowing up around all my cousins from Missouri, they all called me a Yankee and claimed a right to the confederate ideology of ‘rebel’. This is kind of funny for two reasons. First is Missouri’s role in the civil war. Missouri sent almost four times the number of troops to… Read More Our Family and the Civil War

December 23, 2022September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

Vera Carleen Richard-Davis

Vera Carleen Richard Davis My Dad was married three times and had five children. His first marriage to Iona Pearl Sanders (Daughter of Frank and Sarah) ended in divorce and to them my sister Vera was born.They were married in May of 1930 and divorced in April of 1934. Vera was born on September 21,… Read More Vera Carleen Richard-Davis

December 17, 2022September 21, 2025 rostie06Leave a comment

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