Our perceptions of how we view the universe are formed early on in our childhood. And while there is disagreement as to when this actually occurs, most child psychology experts are in agreement that somewhere between the ages of 6 and 9, we have pretty much decided what the universe is and how were are …
My good friend, spend some time with me while I tell you of a place that was and is, of a farm of 160 acres that borders the Ray/Quincy Road, primary and paved, and Paul Road, secondary and unpaved. The Ray/Quincy road begins at the old North Road to Clear Lake, and extends due north …
I am not certain when I knew that I wanted to marry my wife of 50 years, but it was early on in our relationship. The realization may have come as we sat talking in her driveway, something we often did when returning from a date; possibly a minor annoyance to her father, I might add, for …
Sock hops and dancing the slow dances. The fast ones were beyond the capabilities of both of us. We didn’t dance as much as hold each other and move in time to the music in the darkened gymnasium, oblivious to the other couples around us. I was so in love with her then, I didn’t …
The waning moon hung low on the horizon this morning, just 4 days short of crossing back to the evening sky, new moon. Its appearance this morning brought to mind Buttercup’s song in Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore, Things are Seldom What They Seem. “Things are seldom what they seem, Skim milk masquerades as cream,” …
