In 1755 (Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, Tue, Nov 11, 1755), Benjamin Franklin wrote: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Since 9/11, those of us who live in the United States have seen our constitutional protections dissolve in a frenzy of paranoia. And I want… Read More »
Sometimes it seems to take forever for the clouds to disappear. A bitter winter wind often bites deep into the feathery and fragile early days of spring, gnawing and nipping and ripping at the heart and soul of them. Were it not for the calendar most of us wouldn’t even know that spring had officially arrived. Those more attuned to… Read More »
Food for Thought Yesterday I took a walk. My friend David walked around his domicile in Georgia and me through the Ohio countryside. Although we’re old, we are technologically hip. We talked on our cell phones for a little while as we walked. I walked eight miles, David walked five. Or so he says. If… Read More »
I see an old man walking slowly down the sidewalk with a small dog on a leash. The old man is hunched and barely able to walk. The small brown and white dog isn’t barking. He’s trying to walk as slowly as the old man holding the leash. They look like good friends. The old man is so… Read More »
Most of you know have known an angel in your lifetime. It might an angel of the Biblical kind, or a more material angel who seems to always be smiling and helping others. Then there are angels like me. The last few weeks I’ve dedicated myself to helping things in need. Or should I say helping things that… Read More »
So I go out to breakfast today. I ordered two braised eggs – don’t ask – with sourdough toast and coffee. And I’m sitting there putting ketchup on my eggs when three young girls walk in. The girls These girls are actually young ladies – but girls are girls to an older guy like me. Anyway, they are… Read More »