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Marie Jeannotte Enger – Rest In Peace
People die Of course We all will But the loss of some people is harder to take than others. To a child, the world is filled with a confusing array of people – those who are like us are called kids, and those who are not like us are called adults. Then there are people… Read more
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Respect Others
Go Slowly The sign says “Respect Others.” It sounds easy enough but that all depends on how you define “others.” This is not the first time a direction that sounds easy in theory becomes difficult in practice. Do you feel disrespected? A lot of us do, for a simple reason: We are disrespected. Most of… Read more
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Take A Walk
Over the last century our species figured out, finally, how to overcome the force of gravity and take to the skies, and even to the great mysterious space beyond our atmosphere. With the internal combustion engine we already had motorized transportation that we measured in horsepower. In the centuries before the last we built chariots,… Read more
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Lamplight
“When the world slips slow to darkness, when the office fire burns lower, My heart goes out to Rouen, Rouen all the world away; When other men remember, I remember our Adventure And the trains that go from Rouen at the ending of the day.” May Wedderburn Cannan They call her the forgotten female poet… Read more
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Blue and black and blue
Once everything was golden Even the path ahead But we’ve been down this way before Blue and black and blue If I knew there was no hope I could pull the plug But hope is born in the darkest hours Blue and black and blue Read more
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Memorial Day
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” Jesus Some people think Memorial Day is a time to recognize those who have served in the American military. It’s not. That’s Veterans’ Day. If you want to thank someone for their service on Memorial Day you should be… Read more
