I was asked recently if I thought that I lived in the past. My first reaction was no. I had never been asked that question before and over the next few days I began to think about it. I can certainly understand how one might think that is indeed the case. My memories of the place and time in which… Read moreLiving In The Past | The Present And The Future
Christmas is days away and I am sure that by now most youngsters have Googled their gift choices, sent Santa a text or a private message and he has placed their order online. I am not a grumpy old man and I will be the first to admit that online shopping is a beautiful thing. But long before Amazon, eBay… Read moreThe Wish Book | Gone But Not Forgotten
As I sit here early this morning, listening to the rain outside, I realize that I am again at a crossroads. Jackie purchased a print of the painting shown above at a gallery while we were in Asheville last year. It is by Jonas Gerard and is titled ‘Crossroads #1.’ “I think it is representative of where you are now,”… Read moreCrossroads | Then And Now
We had our class reunion last Saturday night, Walker High School, Class of ’73. It has been forty five years since we graduated. But here’s the real mind bender. It’s been fifty years since we started high school. That’s hard for me to wrap my head around. It certainly doesn’t seem like it. It may be a cliché, but it… Read moreForty Five and Fifty
