I guess it is time for an update. Those who are closest to me in life already know what has transpired in the past year. Those who don't know me as well probably don't care too much.... Let me just say that time has moved at a rapid pace since I last posted ( Read more... )

It occurred to me recently that our lives are made infinitely more difficult because of a lack of standardization. Think of ink cartridges for computer printers, for example. Or forms that almost every business asks for. Some ask for first name first, others last name first, etc, etc. Why not standardize basic information forms so that the fields ( Read more... )

Shadows ( Read more... )

Yesterday's Rainbow ( Read more... )

The year was 1977. I was preparing for my fourth year at the University of Kentucky. Needing money (what college kid doesn't?), I had applied for a position as a Tutor/Instructor in the Developmental Studies Program ( Read more... )

A leaf drifts slowly downward, weaving, floating, rising briefly, then finally kissing the ground. It rests from its flight, knowing it has returned to the earth where roots first brought it nourishment. A drop of dew runs off the flower's petal, finding a path to the hidden water flowing far below the soil's surface. The wind slowly caresses the ( Read more... )

It occurred to me recently that people today live in fear. Actually, my sons Joe and Ben have pointed this out to me on several prior occasions, but I had only partially agreed with them at the time. But as I think more about it, they may be more correct than I previously thought. For comparison's sake, consider the early explorers. They sailed off ( Read more... )

Adult Resignation ( Read more... )

Note 1:( I had just begun an email to Joe, when I suddenly became very inspired to write about time). So, here is my first post ( Read more... )