He Left the Candle Burning He left the candle burning, just as she had asked him to do. Though it had been seven years since she went away, every evening at nightfall he would light a candle. Every night while he tried to sleep through his pain and his loneliness, the candle flickered silently casting dancing shadows upon the… Read More »
Columbus Day Why don’t we have a Michael Vick Day? Or an Adolph Hitler Day? Because it would be ridiculous, that’s why. Some of today’s heroes aren’t worthy. We all want our heroes to be real heroes – someone we can respect and look up to. Not some nefarious human being whose wealth leads them spiraling downward into… Read More »
October Rain It’s not supposed to be this way. The rain I mean. The sullen, gray skies belong in November, not now, not here, not in October. The October rain is cold and steady. The day is morose and dark. Not a sad day but a melancholy mood could set in if I were not careful. The October… Read More »
From Bonnie to Walmart Getting old isn’t much fun, no matter what you hear from those who claim they’re happier being old than they were when they were young. That’s just pure nonsense – or they had a very awful childhood. But anyway, growing old has this way of creeping up on you so that sometimes you forget… Read More »
Surprise! America Does Not Own the Internet While it may come as a shock to some of you — the fact is — America does not own the Internet. There are rumors that the United States is about to turn over the Internet to the United Nations, which is interesting considering we don’t own it to begin with. The… Read More »
The First of Autumn I woke up 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 »