I found an inexpensive winch on sale at a tool store. I have quite a bit of firewood in my woods but getting it up to the house can be a problem for this aged man. The winch will be perfect. I can put the...
I grew up singing a hymn with the words, “O Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end.” However, one of my favorite authors wrote, “Your promises and resolutions are like ropes of sand.” That is very discouraging when we come to this...
Today I was a jerk. As I look back on my day’s behavior I genuinely rue something I did. It was totally thoughtless. A little girl and her mother were sitting at a table selling Girl Scout cookies. Girl Scouts are always a good excuse...
If I told you Guttenberg invented the telescope you would be sure I got my degree out of a Cracker Jack box. But just give me a moment of your time. Guttenberg made it possible for books to be affordable. As a result literacy increased...
‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas and I sat with my knee all bandaged and drugged. There was no tree at the Bothwell’s and grandchildren would come. Much to my dismay my sweetie decided we needed a tree; just a small one would...
It’s decision time. Do I have use for this Christmas present? Do I try to return it to the store from which it was purchased? How do I do that if I don’t have the receipt? Do I save it until next Christmas and re...
We have this nice kid in our neighborhood. He is about 10 years old and has a two year old dog named Buddy. Buddy is beautiful and weighs about the same as his master, who very faithfully takes Buddy for a walk each afternoon after...
Masses of people were scurrying about trying to finish their list before Christmas Eve. Fortunately for those of us in New England this year we don’t have any snow to hamper our doings. While doing my doings I heard people greet each other with “Are...
We have grown up hearing that it is better to give than to receive. We have heard it so often and for so long it has almost become a religious tenet. To say otherwise would be heresy let alone making us appear to be selfish...
So I figured I would get a Christmas haircut just in case people wanted to take pictures around the tree. I went early to the barbershop – 8:15. But there were already four really old guys there, one in the chair and three waiting. While...