Lucy Jupiter and the Forest of Secrets Introduction Last week, I watched a movie called “The Hunger Games”, and it inspired me to try writing something completely different from the essays, rants, and stories I usually write. So, here is the magical story of the adventures of a little girl named Lucy Jupiter and her super dog,… Read More »
In Just the Blink of an Eye Time. Does anyone understand it? Does it even exist? I’m an old man, and still, I can’t exactly explain what it is. Scientists say time and space are intertwined. Maybe they are the same. How long is a moment? How long is the blink of an eye? Last year, I… Read More »
You Can Be An Angel “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 that the world has too little love and far too much… Read More »
Me: The Romance Novel Hero! I read a lot of books. I don’t often get books from the library because I seldom remember to take them back. I’ve paid too many $50.00 fines. Now, I just buy books; it’s cheaper. I buy a lot of books – mostly used paperbacks and ebooks because I’m cheap. And poor.… Read More »
Never Take Anything for Granted Life can change in a moment. Your wealth can disappear in the wink of an eye. You can go from poverty-stricken to wealthy in a flash. You can go from healthy to sick in an instant. I know. I found out the hard way that taking things for granted can have profound… Read More »
The King of Cheap Computers The Computer Buying Guide for Poor Folk I was reading an article about beer, which has nothing to do with computers, you might think. But it does. I always wanted to be a sommelier and say things like, “Oh, this wine has a nice nose,” or “it has hints of blackberry and… Read More »