What’s in a name?
That question became important on a creek-side walking trail last week. Up ahead of me, I noticed a young mother pushing an elevated baby carriage. Because this scene had caught…
That question became important on a creek-side walking trail last week. Up ahead of me, I noticed a young mother pushing an elevated baby carriage. Because this scene had caught…
Ordinarily, “March Madness” means just one thing to me. Basketball. Not this year. Many of you know that I currently reside in Colorado. What is not widely known is that…
Have you seen the above photo? If so, would you be so kind as to tell me where? l ask because it’s a remarkable photo. But one surrounded, for me,…
High above the Chicago River, at a top-floor hotel ballroom, the father of the bride looked over at me. It was my turn to toast his daughter and my…
Here’s a true story I want to tell you. It happened during the tail end of the cold war. On another continent, five world-time zones and 5,305 miles away from…
A New-to-Me Tradition The following image came by email yesterday. An Irish tradition with a postscript, said the sender. Yes. Agreed. A Tradition, More Familiar From the Scottish poet, Robert…
What was born on Christmas Day Long ago in a city known as Kansas, three friends surrounded by little boychilds and girlchilds decided to gift each other with hand-made presents. …
Tis the season for making a list and checking it twice. In this year of Our Lord 2020, lists are likely to include presents that are orderable online. Sometimes…
Thanksgiving, The time of year we associate with, and often anticipate, going back home for family gatherings. But it’s 2020. and, due to COVID-19, many of us are being…
The following words, in the form of a prayer by an anonymous author, came to my attention a few days ago. They struck me as worth sharing for your consieration…