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(Good) Friday

Today is Friday. Furthermore, it is “Good Friday.” When, though, is Friday NOT good? Isn’t that what “TGIF” is all about? Strangely, yesterday felt like Friday to me for some reason. And I think that “feeling” is the best thing about Friday — the thing that may even make it better than Saturday. Friday is [...]

A Picture of Courage and Grace

This will be a brief post, but one I felt the need to write.
The memorial service and burial of Emily’s grandmother was yesterday. To my surprise, Emily delivered an eulogy. The original plan was that she would write something and let the minister read it. Instead, she did it herself.
At 16, this kid has [...]

The Mother-In-Law

For kicks someday when you have nothing to do, try a web search on “mother-in-law.” Jokes abound! Mothers-in-law, I suppose, make easy targets — much safer than wives (or husbands). I have had two mothers-in-law. In spite of that fact, I can’t recall telling a single joke about either of them. In fact, I [...]

A Night of Comedy

One of my older posts was about comedy — one of my favorite things, to be sure. That is why I frequent our local comedy club, The Comedy Zone, whenever I have a chance.
Going to a comedy club is a crap shoot, and I know that going in. Many of the comics are local [...]

Happy Leap Day?

I heard a joke once:
    Q: In what month do women talk the least?
    A: February, of course. It only has 28 days!
I didn’t say it was a funny joke. And it isn’t.
While February is always the oddball of the calendar, we do become accustomed [...]

Procrastinator’s Resolutions

Except for the Longfellow poem I posted on New Year’s Eve, I completely missed the opportunity to develop New Year’s Resolutions and share them with the world. As the saying goes, better later than never. Here are a few things I am working on.

Blogging. I enjoy writing, and have been told I do it well. [...]

The Sad Tale of a Wayward Blogger

Time flies — whether you’re having fun or not. I wanted to take a few weeks off from writing, so I announced a “sabbatical,” saying I would return in a few weeks. Well, that was in early October. I think it is either time to return or to hang it up. So I’m back.
We missed [...]

MIDNIGHT MASS FOR THE DYING YEAR

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Yes, the Year is growing old,
And his eye is pale and bleared!
Death, with frosty hand and cold,
Plucks the old man by the beard,
Sorely, sorely!
The leaves are falling, falling,
Solemnly and slow;
Caw! caw! the rooks are calling,
It is a sound of woe,
A sound of woe!
Through woods and mountain passes
The winds, like anthems, roll;
They are [...]

Brief Sabbatical

Sorry for the lag in posts. There are more to come, so please check in again next week.