Category Family
The Mighty Ninety Three
At midnight tonight the clock will stand still. And the song will begin to play once more. A new year and a new era will begin. At midnight, as November 14, 1975, became November 15, Joni Mitchell’s “You Turn Me On I’m A Radio” became the first song broadcast on radio station CKCU-FM. It has […]
A Metaphor for Life?
I didn’t get lost. I just didn’t know the way out. Maybe taller people are better able to navigate a corn maze because they can see over the rows. Mind you, they would have to be really tall. I don’t remember when I last was in a maze. They are a way of experiencing fear […]
Procrastination
There really is nothing more I can say. When I read this in someone’s Facebook post I immediately recognized myself. I’m pretty good with deadlines. Always have been. Though I had a tendency in school to start writing papers the day they were due. That worked until I hit the Masters level – 30 pages […]
Did My Wife Post This?
If she did, she’s right.
Numbering the Days
I didn’t read the article. The headline convinced me there was no point. There’s an app for everything, and apparently you can download one to your phone that will tell you how much longer you are going to live. What you do with that information is up to you. Predicting such a future has been […]
Downsizing
Getting old is no fun, my mother used to tell me. It is something to be avoided at all costs That isn’t practical for most of us. We are all going to age, slowly but inevitably. The question is, how do we handle it? Denial (my favorite) doesn’t seem like a viable long-term option. My […]
A Time To Reflect
There’s something about the end of the year that leads us to introspection. It’s only a date, but our culture has made it a marker between two well defined points. 2024 is about to end. 2025 is beginning. How was your 2024? Did it turn out the way you expected it to on December 31 […]
Christmas Eve 2024
My grandson has a job he takes very seriously. During Advent, every time he has visited us he has made a beeline for the Christmas tree and turned on the lights. That there are presents under the tree with his name on them hasn’t sunk in. For him, Christmas isn’t about what he will get […]
First Sunday of Advent
The Christmas season officially begins today. It is a time of anticipation of the joy of the birth of the Christ child. You don’t need to be a Christian to be captured by the season. Probably most of those who celebrate are not Christ followers. But it is a special time for Christians. My family […]
Flashback Claus
Continuing with our Friday theme of looking back at previous posts, here’s one from November 22, 2014 – which has its roots more than 20 years before that. In shopping malls across North American the excitement has almost peaked: Santa Claus is coming! Indeed, many communities celebrate with a Santa Claus parade, held now about […]
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