Life So Simple
Mary and I were watching our favorite crime drama on TV this evening. The episode was about a veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack and was good but not great – until the final scene really got my attention. In that scene the main character uncharacteristically opens up about his experience in the Kuwait war. …
The Slide
Last fall I had the good fortune of spending many hours with my two grandchildren, age four and six. During one of our many adventures on the playground, the two of them wanted to go down the BIG slide, together as a three person train. Halfway down, the sheer joy of the moment overtook my…
The Straight Road
February 2016 I have been writing articles for our newsletter for a year now and for the most part have enjoyed the process. The stories have helped me process this somewhat turbulent stage in my life. Part of the process has been to think about “things”, observe people, events as well as my own…
Holding Hands
October 2014 On one of my bike rides last summer, I rode by a public park. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon so there were quite a few people. I think there was a family throwing a football, some smaller kids running around, climbing on the equipment and shrieking with joy and someone just sitting…
From Fearful to Fearsome
We have all seen movies where the underdog sports team is carried to victory by a single star athlete or motivated to winning far beyond their normal capabilities by a coach or other special character. Usually these stories build towards a climax where this key character is removed from the team through some plot twist. …
Frankly Speaking 