The Old Man and Me I was talking to a friend the other day about life and death. No, it was not a seriously morose discussion. We talk about morbid stuff a lot. But after some discussion, the basic question was distilled down to — “Would you rather die alone or have a bunch of people… Read More »
So Long, Gizmo We started out on the web with a Christmas graphics site. We were so proud of it. I cannot even count the number of hours Darcy and I put into that site. But I can remember when we got all excited one day when we had twenty visitors. It’s still there and the… Read More »
I’m Flying The clouds so white, the sky so blue, how bright the summer day. A warm, but not hot, ordinary Sunday in July. A day embroidered in clear heavenly blue, and angels all dressed in white and dancing, each to her own rhythm, across the sky in unknown directions. It may have been a dream,… Read More »
An Ode to Walter, Jack, and Morgan I saw the news today, oh boy. What a crazy world we live in. Watching the news brought back memories of Walter Cronkite reporting the Apollo 11 launch. Nostalgic memory moments indeed. So, I was going to write about Walter Cronkite today. It was going to be sort of… Read More »
The Town Blacksmith It was as if time was frozen. Fragments of what once was seemed now to be shards of broken glass that lay scattered all around me. I pounded on the anvil, and large plumes of smoke rose from the forge as sweat rolled down my face. I reached for the tongs and pulled… Read More »
There is No Money in Heaven “A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be a better place, because I was important in the life of a child.” (changed from the original… Read More »