Month: December 2018

Have you ever thought of a clever way of doing something around the house, and then once you got in the very middle of things, you discover it wasn’t all that clever, and you were about to fall from that

Yeah. Well, I gave Santa a call earlier today. It was raining cats and dogs outside here in Ohio. So, I looked up the weather for Monday night. Things look pretty clear at this point. But I felt I should

Some people live highly interesting lives. I guess, in some way, that can be said about all of us. Maybe. Well, okay. Not really. Some people are simply more fascinating than others. As an example. This morning, I was reading

Every day, we watch for “our” herd of deer. We’ve known them for several years. It is probably around seven, if I could pin it down. Back then, we would see a few, here or there. Deer Spotting. One of

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.