Every golfer knows what a mulligan is. It is something very much needed when one does not keep one’s head down and left arm straight. A mulligan is a do-over without counting the first swing as a stroke. The rules regarding mulligans depend on the...
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...
If I told you Gutenberg 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. Gutenberg made it possible for books to be affordable. As a result literacy increased...
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 regift...
Masses of people are 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 today I heard people greet each other with...
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...
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...
One of the disadvantages of aging is the closing of doors and the growing limits on possibilities. Lessened physical prowess and the restrictions of remaining years squelch dreams and ambitions. When I was young I dreamed dreams of adventure and accomplishments. Now that youth is...
I just had a fascinating conversation where the other person said, “My father taught me to take a stand. Something is either right or wrong. There is no middle ground. If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.” “But,” I said, “what...