Category Archives: Essays

I’VE GOT MELONS ON MY MIND

I’VE GOT MELONS ON MY MIND Those of you living in big and sophisticated cities will be astonished to learn that those of us living in more-or-less rural areas of America, get all worked-up about summer festivals. It may seem sad to you, even pathetic, but, alas, it is true. So far, this summer, in my neck-of-the-woods, we’ve… Read More »

So You Wanna Be A Millionaire?

So You Wanna Be A Millionaire? “I DONE IT – AND YOU CAN TOO” It’s your lucky day. You just saved $1500.00. Thundercloud, with uncharacteristic magnanimity has granted you “special” permission to attend his “So You Wanna Be A Millionaire” seminar at no cost to you. This seminar normally retails for $1500.00, but for you, today only, it’s… Read More »

When Something Beautiful Dies

When Something Beautiful Dies When we let something beautiful die the world is less beautiful place. We tend to a prize rose bush and we water it every day and we prune it when it needs pruning. We feed it and we tend to it and we enjoy its perfect fragrant blooms. Every day we look at it… Read More »

My Shadows

My Shadows I think everyone has shadows in their past. Some dark corners that don’t look very pretty when the light of day shines upon them. Maybe I just think everyone has shadows in their pasts because I have so many. Or maybe others have too many too. Or maybe very few really do, but it is comforting… Read More »

Take Your Breath Away

Take Your Breath Away “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away.” I have been thinking about that particular aphorism lately. I wonder if our lives really are measured by the number of breaths we take or even by the number of moments that… Read More »