Category Archives: Essays

The First Day of Autumn

The First Day of Autumn I woke this morning and once the cobwebs were washed away by a strong cup of coffee, it suddenly occurred to me that today is the first day of autumn. It struck me as odd that summer has come and gone and I barely paid attention to it. I took my walks almost… Read More »

I Am Killing Time While Time is Killing Me

    I Am Killing Time While Time is Killing Me You don’t have time to read this and I don’t have time to write this. I don’t have time to do anything I want to do because I am too busy doing things I have to do – or too busy doing the things I want to… Read More »

The Bigger My World Gets… the Smaller My Dreams Become

    The Bigger My World Gets… the Smaller My Dreams Become In the midst of a busy and tiring day like this one, it’s hard to imagine tranquility. It’s hard to separate myself from all that swirls around me and imagine a simpler day, a simpler time, a simpler place. Someday these kinds of busy days will… Read More »

Please Pardon My Grammar

    Please Pardon My Grammar Many times I’ve had my use of the English language criticized and my grammar scoffed at by the Grammar Police, but it don’t bother me, I tells ya. All those criticisms just roll off me like water off a duck. I’ve been out of college for more years than some of you… Read More »

Change the World

    Change the World When I was in high school and later, college, my friends and I all thought the establishment consisted of a bunch of rich, old, gray-haired men who sat upon velvet thrones and decreed idiotic and senseless decrees to all us peons in the world. We were not going to let that continue once… Read More »

The Joy of Insignificance

    The Joy of Insignificance The older I get the more insignificant I become. And that’s a good thing because I have found the joy of insignificance. I’ve seen thousands of beautiful sunrises – the orange ones, the red ones, the spectacular ones. I’ve seen thousands of amazing and dazzling sunsets – those surreal multicolor sunsets –… Read More »