Remember those innocent days of childhood, when we didn’t know “nothin’” about anything? They certainly provided hours of entertainment for the parents of us naive grade schoolers. One episode in my life that haunts me to this day was the … Continue reading →
SURPRISING While unemployed, or marginally managing, A quiet breath drifts in, A moment of calm, The sighting of a red cardinal Outside the kitchen window. The incessant thoughts drift out to sea, Out to see, To clearly look at what … Continue reading →
Now that summer is upon us, and many are heading to the lakes and beaches, here’s some helpful advice: if you’re a novice boater like me, don’t make the mistake of annoying nearby fishermen with the drone of your outboard … Continue reading →
If you’ve ever enjoyed watching “A Christmas Story,” you may or may not be aware that the man behind this classic holiday TV fare is Jean Shepherd, a 20th century humorist often called a modern-day Mark Twain. He was an … Continue reading →
A GARDENER’S GRATITUDE I’m grateful for feisty friends, tart as apples, For crotchety friends, sour as rhubarb, and as indestructible. For handsome family, gorgeous as eggplant, elegant as rows of corn, Plain as potatoes. Grateful for funny people, silly as … Continue reading →
One moment, you’re “Suddenly At Home.” And the next moment, you’re flying the coop. That’s the story of our lives these days. So…what next? Planning a COVID Coming Out Party? Now that the pandemic is being brought under control in … Continue reading →
Even after getting my second Moderna shot, we’re still practicing a little bit of patience and moderate quarantining. It doesn’t make any sense at all to rush out like lemmings into the vast, teeming crowd of unvaccinated unbelievers before it’s … Continue reading →
Immediately upon being elected president, Lincoln’s life was threatened, and the Civil War began, A war designed to change minds, beliefs, hearts, bank accounts and lives. Like the Lincoln within each of us, Each with our perspectives on human dignity, … Continue reading →
Last week I was part of another virtual Zoom worship service –— once again, for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Norwich, CT. (I’ve been preaching for them for a couple of years now on an occasional basis). This time, I … Continue reading →
After Katharyn and I got our second shots of the Pfizer vaccine today, the beginnings of this little ditty danced through my brain. To the tune of Mister Sandman. (If any Powderhouse Gang folks see this… hmm…) Oh Mister Virus … Continue reading →