The Blacksmith It was as if time was frozen; fragments of what once was seemed now as shards of broken glass that lay scattered all around me. I pounded on the anvil, large plumes of smoke rose up from the forge and sweat poured from my face. I reached for the tongs and pulled the glowing shapeless mass… Read More »
Bridges Once there was a time when I could hear the sound of birds singing and feel the warmth of the sun washing over me – and the beauty of a blossoming spring touched my soul and raised my spirits and brought the light of happiness into my life. This morning for reasons unknown to me, I’ve plucked… Read More »
I Bought a MoonPie Last night I was thinking about the way I eat. Like most other health-conscious people, I stupidly try to eat healthy food. But last evening, logic took hold of my brain and I began to look at my eating habits in a more cosmic way. What the heck am I doing to myself eating… Read More »
Looking for MoonPie? Sorry about that. Please click here to read MoonPie It’s Okay to Be a Prune “The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” ~ George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) I was… Read More »
Today was a rainy, unseasonably chilly day in May. I waited most of the day for the rain to stop so that I could take my daily walk. I’ve always liked to walk but just in the past couple months I’ve become an avid walker; motivated by recent health problems and spurred on by my Georgian friend, I… Read More »
It all started with a spoon. I know that now. It took me decades to figure it out. I have fought a losing battle with fat my entire life. From a chubby junior high boy who wore “Huskies”, to the rotund man I became later in life — I’m a fat man and I’m sure I’ll always be.… Read More »