There was a Christmas Truce in 1914. Most of us have heard about this. It occurred during WWI. It was an amazing thing that happened, on Christmas Eve of 1914 and the following day. Along the Western Front in Europe.
Is that a banana?
The other evening, we had the good fortune of seeing our two oldest grandchildren. Goodness, how I love those two. But that is not why I write. Our granddaughter was searching for her Apple Watch. She needed me to
Abbra-ca-poof.
From time to time, I talk about magic here. Even with a science-brain, and, having a good upbringing in finding out the logical facts, I continue to believe in magic. Apparently, there are quite a few of us, all the
Wonder Crumby
So, I went on a tour of a bread factory last week. Yeah. I thought the day would be filled with Wonder. As it went, it turned out to be a crummy day. Okay. But seriously folks. That’s the way
Incoming
I used to like to watch cartoons when I was a kid. Some, I liked more than others, of course. It seems a lot of my favorites came from the Warner Brothers Studio. Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Elmer
Encyclopedia Me
This is me. The littlest one. Just home from the hospital. I was probably less than a week old. I’d guess. I don’t remember being in the photo. There was Dad, steadying the camera, and telling the four of us
Number Crunch
The older I get, the more I think about life and all of its “ins & outs” and “ups and downs.” I was reminded the other day of our “birth” statistic. For whatever year you were born, your day
Up to my boots.
I haven’t mentioned this Cold Snap too often here. I just realize that we are in Ohio, and it gets cold here in the Winter. Time to suffer. But my cold gauge is a bit different from most people. To
Sequence
Sigmund Freud once said, “If youth knew. If age could.” And most of us now say, “Isn’t it the truth?” Yesterday, I got a text from one of my old friends from college. My first bout with higher education, at
In a lake. I jumped.
Most days, I try to wiggle in some sort of “message” or “inspiration” here. I imagine the most of you are growing weary of this by now. It is all pretty much the same. Be kind. Be nice. Be compassionate.