For some reason yesterday I ran onto a shoebox in a drawer that was stuffed full of pictures, a card or two, and a receipt showing my grandfather, Levi Latty, had a license to drive an automobile. It was dated 1939. Some of the pictures were of my parents, my brothers and sister, nephews and […]
Jan 28, 2015
Let Me Be Completely Honest
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I wonder if there really is such a thing as being completely honest? And should we be, ever? I hear that phrase a lot and when I do, I begin to suspect what comes next. A person’s word and character should be such that we never doubt his honesty in the first place and don’t have […]
Jan 27, 2015
It Could Have Been Worse
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I’ve noticed of late that a certain phrase has become a standard part of my vocabulary. I used it this morning when I saw from the news report that last night’s blizzard in the Northeast, although bad enough, was not quite as fierce as had been predicted. When I looked at last month’s gas bill, […]
Jan 25, 2015
Go Away, Bad Bug!
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At last it caught up with me, that horrible, awful something called the Grunge. It snuck in when I wasn’t looking, and before I knew it, it bit! I was infected! I’m much better than I was but still yucky. My children have been bringing me food and offering sympathy but the Grunge is a hard thing […]
Jan 22, 2015
Contrary Contradictions
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People are interesting and I like to try to figure out what makes them tick. Usually, after pondering, I give up and decide people are contradictions, a little of this, a whole lot of that and somewhat of the other. I am not a country music fan, but I like the way Randy Travis sings. […]
Jan 20, 2015
Coming Home at Night
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It was late afternoon and the sun was throwing long shadows across the grass. In a tall tree on the street behind me, a cardinal sat. Just one bird. At the very tiptop of the tree. I know it was a cardinal because of its shape against the winter sky. Was he staking out the […]
