This afternoon I stood in front of a glass box containing a manikin fortune teller. For a dollar I could put my hand on the glass and the seer would read my palm by comparing my life line, etc. to a preprogrammed template. Obviously I...
Having gone for a walk in the forest this afternoon we all had to detick when we got home. It’s very difficult to walk in the forest without harvesting a crop that is ready to eat you. The coyotes and bears move away from you...
Two of my granddaughters are sitting close by me watching a Netflix program on a laptop. Each of them is also playing a game on their cell-phones. At first the seeming duality of their interest span intrigued me but then I realized this is not...
Our house is full of grandchildren for the week. I think my wife’s face is going to crack from smiling so much. Five of six are here. The sixth, the oldest, has joined the world of work. Alas, the end of her childhood has come. ...
Laura Bassett and her English soccer team were on their way to the final game of the 2015 World Cup when the ultimate nightmare became a reality. In an attempt to clear the ball from the area near her net she inadvertently kicked the ball...
Surely people are the most interesting thing God has created. We come in an infinite array of shapes, colors, weights, ages and intelligence. This afternoon I watched a wisp of an elderly lady dine. Her dyed hair did not disguise her life experience. What amazed...
If they had been red-winged blackbirds we would have been bloodied. Instead they were robins and we were merely royally scolded. We had come too close to a baby just out of the nest. I must say they put up a significant defense. The little...
It was in the late 1940s when the circus came to town with its elephants, bears and tigers. They took the animals off the train cars and walked them through town to a big tent. It was all very exciting. These were the days way...
He was one street-smart, battle-scarred yellow cat. His half chewed off ears told tales of territorial battles won and lost. He definitely knew his way around. He was a veteran of life with all his missing parts to display his valor. As I approached he...
He was a mountain of a man. He had to be over 400 pounds and filled the door to my hospital room. He came to draw blood and was gentle and kind. When he spoke he was obviously not from New England. He was from...