Category Archives: Essays

If Something Happens to Me

    If Something Happens to Me The other day I was talking to one of my sons and I said something like “if something happens to me” about something I wanted him to do in the event of my demise. The older I get the more references I make to my eventual demise. I really don’t know… Read More »

I’m Nobody and You Should Vote for Me

    I’m Nobody and You Should Vote for Me It’s election time in the USA again, and this year you should vote for Nobody. I’m Nobody, and I’m not running this year – but you should wish I was. I want to introduce myself. You don’t know me, but you have often wished you did. I don’t… Read More »

Exploiting Senior Citizens

    Exploiting Senior Citizens We’ve been doing computer repair work since 2011. In the past eleven years, we have worked on thousands of computers and we’ve seen just about everything. All too frequently we’ve seen computer repair services taking advantage of senior citizens. Far too often we have learned of people paying hundreds of dollars for unnecessary… Read More »

A Single Flake of Snow

    A Single Flake of Snow With a single flake of snow, winter begins. Like that first faint shadow of twilight, we hardly take notice of it. It’s just another season in a lifetime of seasons; it’s just another snowflake in a long cycle of winters. The autumn leaves, glorious and resplendent, catch our attention as we… Read More »

The Sounds of Quiet

    The Sounds of Quiet Have you ever listened to the sound of quiet? The Quiet never quite lives up to its name, because there are always vague hummings and tickings that are almost not there. If you listen to the quiet it will tell you a story, but it might not be a story you’ll want… Read More »

October Lane

    October Lane There’s a road just outside of town called October Lane. It’s a country road that goes from nowhere to nowhere. Yet for many people, October Lane is home. During my lifetime, I’ve walked countless miles on October Lane. I’ve passed the farmhouses, the barns, the farm dogs, and the farm animals too many times… Read More »