Category Archives: Essays

A Stroller On a Spring Day

A Stroller On a Spring Day Today was one of the first really nice days of spring. It was the kind of spring day I think about when the wicked winds of winters rattle the windows and pound on my spirit. The sky was cerulean blue and served up with a generous serving of fluffy white clouds. I had just… Read More »

An Ancient Soul

An Ancient Soul I was seventeen-years-old and one of my best friends at the time told me I had an ancient soul. He told me I came from another time and another place. At the time I found it off-putting; I didn’t take it as a compliment. I tried to find a different soul and chose a lifestyle… Read More »

It’s Eastertime

It’s Eastertime It’s Eastertime. It’s a time of rejoicing for Christian; a time of rebirth and a time to renew our faith. But the other day I was thinking how much we all need a resurrection…a resurrection within each one of us. Each morning when we wake we can choose how we will be that day. In a… Read More »

Text Pathetique

Text Pathetique I was looking at smart phones the other day – thinking maybe it’s time to get rid of my old flip phone. Not flip flops! But it is almost that time of the year for everyone who does not have toenail fungus – if you do, skip the flip flops. Please. Anyway, while I was looking at… Read More »

I Ensure you, Alex Trebek

I Ensure you, Alex Trebek I’m often reminded, as if I needed to be, that I’m getting old. Ten years ago people said I was getting older, but now they say I’m getting old. And so I am. I admit it. It’s hard to imagine myself a senior citizen or worse “a golden ager”. I can remember listening… Read More »

A Brief History of the Internet – Innocence Lost

A Brief History of the Internet – Innocence Lost Most of us think back on the past as a simpler, less complicated time. When we let our thoughts drift back to our childhoods – no matter how old we are – most of us imagine a more beautiful world, a more peaceful time in our lives. I do… Read More »