Sunday Dinner
As a child, Sunday Dinner was not a big thing… or, at least I can’t recall that it was. No. I am pretty sure that every dinner was a big thing. Dinner on a regular basis, was prepared, eaten, and enjoyed Read More …
Month: June 2018
Thank You For Your Service
Thank you for your service…it, well – it sounds like it isn’t nearly enough. Thank you – of course – but there is really so much more to say than just that. You have to say it all together. 3 Read More …
In The Vacuum
In the vacuum of the room with no clock, no calendar and no internet… time can pass by in one of two ways: Lightning fast – how did we do all of that in just 8 short hours? Snail’s pace Read More …
Forever and A Day
If yesterday seemed like it was a long one, then today was forever and a day more. Long days make for great conversations. Long days might mean you get a lot done. Long days should be spent enjoying every bit Read More …
Waiting Seems Like Forever
Sometimes, waiting seems like forever. For your birthday to get here – not just for kids. For the last day of school – again, not just for kids. For your new clothes to arrive – hopefully in time for the Read More …
By Comparison
It is by comparison that we can judge things – from our past to our present and that is the method by which we assess things in the future. That was the best hotdog I ever ate. (I was 8 Read More …
New Times
Do the kids today get taught new times tables and properties of multiplication that forego ages and ages of prior math training? In “my day” we were taught that multiplication was one of the most straight forward types of basic Read More …
It Used To Be
How many times have you said to someone, …”but it used to be here.” A favorite post-college, out on date-night bar. The book you were reading. A pen that was used to write out invitations only half addressed. The glass Read More …
You Look Familiar
People all over the world could (at any time) come up to you and say you look familiar…or, you could say it to them in turn. It is possible that they are familiar as there are a lot of physical Read More …
Oh, My Eyes
When there has been enough darkness, you walk out into the sun, you may be tempted to say “oh, my eyes!” Such as when you just left the office…At the eye doctor’s after being checked for glaucoma. Or, perhaps nothing Read More …