A Glimpse at our Lives

A Summer Wine Dilemma

My love affair with wine started in 2000. Newly diagnosed with Celiac Disease, beer became off limits because of its malt origin. So I started exploring wines with the woman who promised to love, honor, and imbibe — among other things. My earliest experiences with wines were with the reds. I [...]

Father Forgets

I intended to post this yesterday for Father’s Day but was away from the computer most of the day. This is a little piece that was published many years ago — in the 1930’s I believe — originally in the People’s Home Journal, and then in this condensed version in Reader’s Digest. It [...]

Happy Father’s Day

Knowing When to Close a Door

Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Marilyn vos Savant

I read a statement that said something to the effect that a true friend will know you better in a few minutes than an acquaintance will know you in a lifetime. Once in a great while, those of [...]

Perspectives in a Frame

I have long been a fan of editorial cartoons, finding that they have an uncanny ability to capture a significant truth in a single frame. I want to share a few today. They address the topic of global warming and the current administration’s unfortunate attitude toward it. The frames, one-sided though they [...]

Hello, Barry! Welcome to Florida…

Yesterday was the official first day of Hurricane Season. In some years past, the mere thought of hurricanes and tropical storms would strike fear into the hearts of Floridians. This year, however, I think we’re feeling a little better about it. Mother Nature, now apparently senile, evidently decided that we will have no rain outside [...]