Fourth of July

Today, the Fourth of July, marks the birth of the most unusual country that has ever existed. Never in the history of the Earth has there been a country so free, so successful and so generous as the United States. I’m proud to be a citizen of this country.

Strange habits

People do strange things and, for the most part, simply accept them as “what we do”. Take clapping as an example. Why in the world do we bang our hands together as a sign of approval? Bizarre.

Permanency

If you reflect for a moment you will realize that nothing is permanent…not me, not you, not the Earth we live on, no human relationship. Cars wear out, houses fall down, nations and cultures disappear. Indeed one day even the Sun which energizes all life on Earth will be no more and in its’ passing [...]

Toys and Things

I saw a bumper sticker recently that read “He who dies with the most toys wins” and it reminded me of the experience of cleaning out my parent’s house after they both died.
My father was a tinkerer and had built a nice wooden work bench in the basement where he had numerous hand tools, all [...]

Beauty surrounds us

There is beauty in the most common and mundane items. Open your eyes, take time to look. Life goes by day by day, one after the other until our allotment is used up and then it is too late. Do you want to meet your maker and have to tell him/her/it that you weren’t interested [...]