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Today is Pope Francis’ Birthday. He came into to this world via an entry point in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a note of interest, his parents were Mario José Bergoglio (1908–1959) and Regina María Sívori (1911–1981). And now, he is

Last night, we had dinner in Cincinnati with our oldest granddaughter. Across the way, there was a table of four people exchanging gifts. They seemed to be enjoying the act of giving. I think that is probably true about a

For some oddball reason, I have been thinking about Hickory Dickory Dock. A bit too frequently. It is apparently stuck in some loop in my head. Every so often this will happen to me. A thought, or a verse, or

Most of us know about Nostradamus. Today is his birthday, which occurred way back in 1503. I was going to write about him, but that would be so —- predictable. However, it is hard not to mention him. I just

There is a lot I do not know about living here, in this human body, on this planet earth. You would think, after more than half a century, I would have some ducks lined up in a little row, on

There was a time when slavery was legal in our country. In fact, in most cases, it promoted the “social” status of whites. The more slaves you owned, the more wealth you had. The mentality behind that is terribly disturbing.

The mind is a flutter today. It is swarming with thoughts from Elon Musk’s automations, to the West Side Story, and back again, to the wholesome goodness of Strawberry Pop-Tarts, which I barely remember tasting. And then, over to Facebook.

In the past couple of days, two friends have told me two very different stories. The first. A woman explained the delight of finding her birth father after 56 years. A joyful meeting. I cried at this story. The second.

I just thought I’d get this out there. Since it is the Holidays, and there seem to be a lot of family get-togethers. Depending on the family, this can go north, or it can go very south. Regardless. There is

Let’s just get it out there. The reason I haven’t talked about the Christmas Song Debauchery of late. I don’t want to be politically incorrect, but frankly, I don’t care. I do. But I don’t. But let me explain. If