The Gift From Maryanne 2023 Introduction This essay was written in 2008 and it remains one of our favorites. We’ve made some changes to it. We keep updating it. It is now more a short story than an essay. Every time we re-read it we are reminded of the truly important things in life. Maybe after… Read More »
Everything is Relative Last night, I walked outside briefly to see if it was still raining. It had been raining most of the day and, because for that instant it seemed important to me to know if it was still raining or not, I went outside. I was surprised when I looked up and saw a… Read More »
Imagine Imagine you are a snowflake and you are born on a high cloud on a bleak and colorless bitter winter day. And for the longest time, you’re borne on the lofty and majestic winds that sweep the crescents of the sky, always surrounded by others like you, all alike and all different and all traveling… Read More »
Expiration Date The other day I was going through some stuff in the pantry – you know – checking dates. Some stuff you buy sounds good when you buy it but then you realize when you get it home that you’ll never use it. For instance, I like water chestnuts, so I thought I’d buy a couple… Read More »
Molly, ‘The Bubble’, and Me “A glooming peace this morning with it brings, The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head…” Those lines from Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” were among my first thoughts this morning. Honestly, I expected it, but I was still not prepared for it. My days will be emptier, and my life… Read More »
Angels “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) I think most of us would agree the world has too little love and far too much hate. But we cannot… Read More »