4th of July?
posted about 19 hours ago | 4 comments
In late October of 1973 a great adventure began. With a car loaded down with ‘essentials’ and...
Just Words
posted 6 days ago | 4 comments
This building was a library in a very small town; less than two thousand inhabitants. It was...
Water Over The Bridge
posted 6 days ago, updated 34 minutes later | 3 comments
When I was very young I had a very inflated sense of self-importance. When my birthday would fall on Thanksgiving, as it has this year, I thought folks were celebrating my presence on Earth.
It was a crushing blow to learn that Thanksgiving was ...
It was a crushing blow to learn that Thanksgiving was ...
Grace
posted 10 days ago | 7 comments
A line from one of my most favorite hymns of all time reads ‘And Grace shall lead me home.’
On November 22, 1963, I learned what Grace really means. I saw people thrown into a maelstrom and somehow find their footing and show the world what ‘Gra...
On November 22, 1963, I learned what Grace really means. I saw people thrown into a maelstrom and somehow find their footing and show the world what ‘Gra...
Slip Slidin Away
posted 15 days ago | 6 comments
Erosion: 1. Gradual breaking down.
The gradual destruction or reduction and weakening of
something.
Eighty-nine years ago women secured the right to vote in this country.
Forty-nine years ago the first oral contraceptive was approved by the F...
The gradual destruction or reduction and weakening of
something.
Eighty-nine years ago women secured the right to vote in this country.
Forty-nine years ago the first oral contraceptive was approved by the F...
Smoke Gets In My Eyes
posted 20 days ago | 4 comments
The winds are from the north today. Given that the prevailing winds are from the south here in the Sierra Nevada foothills- a change in wind direction is something to be noted.
Of the nearly 500 crops that are grown commercially here, among the ...
Of the nearly 500 crops that are grown commercially here, among the ...
Cast In Stone
posted 22 days ago | 4 comments
In the summer of 1984 I did something I didn’t want to do. I had resisted it for a long time. I had tried to push it out of my mind. I didn’t harbor the burning need another did to do this thing. I just didn’t.
It’s not that I was uncaring- it w...
It’s not that I was uncaring- it w...
Semper Fi
posted 22 days ago | 3 comments
For 234 years the United States Marine Corps has been a symbol of enduring might and enduring freedom.
Thanks to all Marines who have served this nation well.
Semper Fi
Thanks to all Marines who have served this nation well.
Semper Fi
Bumpy Roads
posted 24 days ago | 6 comments
I hold the belief that if the road of life were entirely smooth we would get bored and veer off of it. We would certainly drive even faster than we do now. Even less attention would be paid to the landscape.
Those little imperfections, twists an...
Those little imperfections, twists an...
