Category Archives: Essays

The Beatles: Now and Then

  The Beatles: Now and Then Today, November 2, 2023, The Beatles, or at least the surviving two, are going to release what will be the last Beatles song.   It’s difficult for me to comprehend that The Beatles have been with us for over 60 years now. They’ve been a part of my life for most of my… Read More »

Colonel Kyber and the Mysterious Horse Barn – Part One

    Colonel Kyber and the Mysterious Horse Barn – Part One No one knows how old Colonel Kyber is, but it’s a sure bet that he is older than you or me. He has outlived several cats, most of which lived their entire lives protecting the mysterious horse barn from mice and other smaller-than-cat rodents. Colonel Kyber… Read More »

Thoughts on Winter and Snowflakes

  Thoughts on Winter and Snowflakes With a single flake of snow, winter begins. Like that first faint shadow of twilight, we hardly take notice of it. Our lives begin with a single breath  – and end with one final one. Spring begins with a single flower and fades into summer – and we hardly notice. Like our… Read More »

In the Blink of an Eye

  In 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? I was taking my… Read More »

On Her Sixth Birthday

  On Her Sixth Birthday I’ve been thinking about you a lot. Maybe because today you would have been celebrating your sixth birthday. And had you not been taken from us, by now you would have learned to sit up, crawl, walk, talk, and grow into a beautiful little girl. You would be in kindergarten this year. But… Read More »