A guy so special to so many over 100 years will this February be celebrating his … you got it. His one hundredth birthday! I honor him here. For his life. A life so well lived. Mr McAdoo, Always called you that. Never really knew you that well. But remember you so well. Dated Susan. […]
I watched a Netfix series this week. “Surviving Death” a documentary questioning, “Is there life after death?” Is there a “different” consciousness, presence once we pass on? Pretty compelling evidence that, yes there is. Made me “feel” … reach for the most important person in my life … no longer here. My mom. Picture yours […]
Norman Lear is the genius creator of a number of fabulous television series. “All in the Family”; “Maude”; “The Jefferson’s” among his best. He was interviewed a few years ago at age 96! “Mr. Lear, you’ve been immensely successful. Has there been one key as to why?” Lear replied, “I’ve lived my life focused on […]
One of my dearest friends … a true mentor of mine, died this afternoon. A kinder more elegant man I never knew. I’m picturing him in my mind at this very moment. And I’m reposting my blog post from July 2018 honoring him. Expressing how much he meant to me? This picture was taken outside […]
Here’s a list of paradoxes we all are all living with today. (author unknown) Wow! Cited ten years ago! Did these ever foreshadow then what we’re living with today! So, as we exit 2020 … things to think about as we enter the new year. Good time to reset? The paradox of our time in […]
The definition of “merry” … cheerful and lively. This year? Well, maybe not so much. We’ve been knocked off course. We may feel a little more sullen, gloomy this Christmas. “It’s just not the same.” True. But many have cited unexpected benefits in the slowing of life that has emerged as today’s challenges hit us all pretty […]
See this guy? That’s what I’m doing right now … celebrating! I don’t think I’ve ever felt more proud in my life than I’ve felt this morning, these past two days. On Wednesday evening Nance and I got a call from our granddaughter, Payson. “I got the part!! I got the part! And it’s the […]
What if you could go back in time and relive a day, or a week in your life … where would you go? To an unforgettable vacation. To reunite with a loved one? Where? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could go back and fix that mistake? Heal a sorrow. Relive a relationship you once […]
“On Living in an Atomic Age” (1948) in Present Concerns: Journalistic Essays It’s now clear that COVID-19 is a deadly serious global pandemic, and all necessary precautions should be taken. Still, C. S. Lewis’s words, a bit maudlin maybe? —written 72 years ago—ring with relevance for us. Just replace “atomic bomb” with “coronavirus.” And take […]
We know that music can ignite the emotions, soothe the soul. From Streisand to Springfield. From Celine to Sinatra. Music has a magic about it. Music always plays when I write. Seems to “lubricate” my thoughts, my feelings … my words. I’m writing right now. Music is playing. Music has a way of getting inside […]