Ever since it was delivered, my computer has been trying to teach me patience. The space bar does not always seem to work, especially if you happen to catch it on the edge and not press firmly in the middle, and I don’t always seem to hold the shift button down long enough when capitalizing.… Continue reading Virtuous
What is it worth, to you?
Today’s the day I go from PA to NYC for the last leg of my vacation. My brother had a business meeting this morning (apparently ministers have business meeting other than their weekly gathering on Sunday mornings) that was halfway between Oxford where he lives and Philly where the bus station is, so I drove… Continue reading What is it worth, to you?
Everyday beauty
My brother lives in a small town. I’ve noticed that there are a couple different types of small towns out there. There is the small town that’s right next to three or four other small towns and one of those towns is right next to a bigger town and on the other side of the… Continue reading Everyday beauty
Word of the day
I’m searching for a new word. It may exist, it may not. If it doesn’t I have no problem creating a new one. I don’t mean nonsensical ones like the ones that Mary Poppins or your local politician come up with, but rather making verbs and adjectives out of nouns and prepositions. Some times the… Continue reading Word of the day
notes from the road
The monitors weren’t working on the airplane on the flight up from Miami to New York. It didn’t really bother me-I’m not a fan of “The Office” and that was what they were showing when they eventually got fixed-and in fact no one really seemed to notice. It only got brought to someone’s attention because… Continue reading notes from the road
Where you hang your hat
I forgot how much ambient light there is in New York City. Even on a quiet street in Queens, when I turned the light off last night to go to bed, the time it took for my eyes to adjust was almost nonexistent. I worried at first that it would be that much harder to… Continue reading Where you hang your hat
Casual professionalism
A friend of mine emailed me a link to a blog written by a writer from M*A*S*H. Now, this friend, like many of them, know I’m a huge fan of M*A*S*H and so he will forward me things that, to other people, would seem inconsequential, but he knows that I’m also a writer, and would… Continue reading Casual professionalism
Money well spent.
I didn’t know my grandfather very well, at least my maternal grandfather. He died when I was four, maybe? I only have a couple of fleeting memories of him, almost like snap shots. The one thing I remember most is kissing him goodbye on the cheek as we were getting ready to leave their house.… Continue reading Money well spent.
To go or not to go
It’s primary day here in Florida. There are about 8 or so races on the ballot today. Florida is a “closed” primary state, so I’ll only be able to vote for primaries in my indicated political party for a couple of races, and a couple others-school board, mosquito board I think (that’s right, we have… Continue reading To go or not to go
getting annoyed erroneously about “Argo”
I was at the beach today reading “Time” magazine. The current issue has a fall arts extravaganza about upcoming movies, books, TV shows, etc. I was flipping through it and came across their listing for Ben Affleck’s new directorial effort called “Argo”. This is based on a true story during the Iranian hostage crisis of… Continue reading getting annoyed erroneously about “Argo”
