If you’re old, read on. If you’re not, ignore this. You have enough other problems in your future as it is. You might describe my current mental condition as fraught. Or overwrought. Or angry as hell. It’s not just Putin and his barbarism and nuclear threats. It’s not just the impending doom of climate change,Continue reading “Dial “D” for Disaster”
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The “O” Word
It wasn’t that long ago, in a conversation with our millennial familials, that I used the term “Oriental” in describing someone. Oi! One would think I’d uttered the actual name of God and that the Earth was about to be rent asunder. Apparently, unbeknownst to my wife and I, the term had entered the realmContinue reading “The “O” Word”
Giving Up?
Generally my musings in this space run to a pretty uniform length. But this time I’d like you to consider just three images from the recent news. First, the whining and literal weeping of Gen Z’ers over their inability to spend hundreds, if not thousands, to purchase Taylor Swift concert tickets. Next, the news footageContinue reading “Giving Up?”
Quiet, Please!
Maybe it’s a function of old age. Or it could be the tinnitus I trace to that earplug-less airboat ride in Florida many years back. But I am increasingly annoyed by the noise that permeates our culture. I’ve previously written how I love our nearby Target because they have no blaring music to accompany myContinue reading “Quiet, Please!”
Deflection Points
There are times, happenings, even moments, in our lives that truly change their courses. When this thought recently occurred to me, I looked back on my 76 years and thought about the most significant in my own. Likely the first was when my father died. Funny, that Sunday he’d called and asked if we wereContinue reading “Deflection Points”
Crossing the Line?
Having just gotten back from a trip to coastal Georgia and having my TV watching there bombarded by Ron DeSantis political ads from just over the border, I returned loaded for bear. People in the know told me what a mean, vindictive person DeSantis is, so I’m thinking that we might be better off toContinue reading “Crossing the Line?”
Three Burning Questions
Originally published in the Lititz Record-Express, June 11, 2015 (but still unanswered) We have become a culture saturated with information. But, despite the flood of round-the-clock news, the overload of marketing missives and the continuous intrusion of smart phone patter, there are three questions to which I can never seem to get answers. Perhaps someContinue reading “Three Burning Questions”
Last Kiss
Published in the Aug 2022 issue of Keystone Motorcycle Press There was a time in our 50+ years of marriage when our relationship was a bit rockier than it’s now become. Most of it was on me. I’d always deluded myself into thinking that I had an “artistic temperament” and that gave me certain leewayContinue reading “Last Kiss”
Dirty Words
Let’s start with two dictionary definitions: Patriot: one who loves and supports his or her country Christian: one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ You can probably see where I’m going to go with this. The mob of mindless deplorables who stormed the Capitol on January 6 was certainly not there inContinue reading “Dirty Words”
Measure This!
When I went to work on the old 1994 Chevy pick-up that I bought to use as a commuter “rat car,” I was amazed to find that it employed metric fasteners exclusively. This was the first domestic vehicle I’d ever owned, so I’d thought that only foreign cars used this simpler system. Now my questionContinue reading “Measure This!”
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