Plastic Farm Animals
Last night we watched a NFL Playoff game on TV between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots. Denver beat the Patriots 27 to 13 and we left our good friend in a state of euphoria. Just for fun, I kept track of the commercials during the last 90 minutes of the game to […]
A couple of Monday’s ago, I walked across the street with my basket of laundry and found the proprietor and an older gentleman having an animated conversation about the state of the world. A few minutes later, this retired farmer and I were the only people in the room and for lack of something better […]
In honor of Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza/Solstice, I’d like to share a message that has been firmly planted in my psyche by my mother: “Love is all there is.” The Beatles, pop icons from my formative years, said it this way: “Love is all you need.” Another famous version of this is, “Whatever you wish that men […]
We may think we invented Christmas but the Chinese are doing a darned good job of celebrating in the capitalist tradition. Americans and Chinese alike pour onto the street in shopping and partying over-drive during the December holidays resulting in a predictable increase in vehicular homicide. Here’s a brief account from the China Daily: Roads […]
I’m about to get a new sister! My brother James is marrying Kathryn in one week and Bob and I will have a new sister. Neither of us had sisters until our brothers started getting married. Bob has three brothers and I have five and after December 30th, we’ll have four sisters between us. Growing […]