At 6:00 pm yesterday, after working since I was sixteen and following a career in graphic arts and printing, which began forty-five years ago at DeKalb Technical College, I officially retired. It has been a great ride and I have had the pleasure of working with many wonderful and talented people, as well as the unpleasant experience of working with a… Read moreRetired | The First Day Of The Rest Of Our Lives
It was twelve-thirty at night. The man pulled the Volkswagen into his driveway, turned off the ignition, made the sign of the cross and said a thank you for deliverance from the lunatics and crazies on I-285 and I-20. He unbuckled his seatbelt, let out a sigh, gathered his notebook, phone, eyeglasses and Yeti, opened the door and, with a… Read moreSix More Months
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
Tomorrow is Labor Day, the day of celebration of the American worker. Summer may begin June 21st and end September 23rd, but the unofficial beginning is Memorial Day and the unofficial end is Labor Day. The school year used to begin right after Memorial Day and start back right before Labor Day but that, like so many things that seem… Read moreLabor Day | On The Horizon
Two years. In childhood, two years is a lifetime. Think of the difference in second grade and fourth grade, seventh grade and ninth grade, tenth grade and twelfth grade. The growth spurts and coming of age in these years make the passage of time seem like infinity. School years are endless, along with summer vacations, although the school years seem… Read moreTwo Years | 8-26-21
