The Little Engine that Could

I like to think that today is going to better than yesterday, it may be kind of a Pollyanna approach to life but it seems to work for me. Today is one of those days! My morning cup o “joe” was especially tasty and when I went outside on the stoop for my my first ...

How it all Began

As AWY grows our family increasingly becomes more active or should I say more interactive. You “post and tweet”, share your thoughts on our Facebook Page, write letters (yeah, some people still write letters), and call. You are a curious bunch and not without opinions, frankly at AWY we love it! The question that comes ...

A Sea of Change

Have you ever noticed that a cup in the morning when it is still dark seems to taste better. This morning it’s some brand called Green Mountain, don’t know where those peaks are but they seem to grow a pretty darn good bean there. I can remember years ago standing on the deck of a ...

A Little Help From Our Friends

It’s early out here in “Sillyville” but my morning cup of “Joe” is especially sweet. AWY is just three weeks old and I’m thinking about the incredible support from our friends and supporters. Seems everybody (OK almost everybody) is finding it more satisfying to say yes instead of no. In my years of banging along ...

The Opening Shot

Just sitting here this morning have a morning cup of “Joe” and I’m thinking (that can be dangerous) about the employment figures that were released last week. The good news is that about 220,000 jobs were added, the bad news is that so little was mentioned about the 800,000 American Veterans that remained unemployed. I ...