My high school years were the first opportunity to earn an actual paycheck. Mom and Dad helped to stock my first life cupboard with a hearty supply of high expectations and a boatload of work [...]
Bears do “it”. Some rodents do “it”. The fat-tailed dwarf lemur of Madagascar does “it”. And I have done “it” too. What is “it”? Hibernation! This state of inactivity in the animal kingdom lowers [...]
David S. Kluxen Jr. (10/31/48- 2/24/93) Another year has passed without our beloved David. We will never forget him, but we have learned to move forward with gratitude for the time we were given [...]
Mother Nature sure is a taskmaster! She does not know it, but she has been preparing me for my upcoming retirement. But does she have to be so ruthless?? As a teacher I am subject to “snow [...]
I feel an odd lightness as soon as the winter solstice passes in December. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this phenomenon manifests itself in a late dawn, an early sunset, and a [...]
For me, Birthdays are the exclamation marks of my life and Reunions are the question marks. Birthdays ! Birthdays are exciting, yet predictable. I always look forward to the upcoming one and I [...]
The ash blond wig had been hastily tossed on top of the dressing table. Next to it were various make-up supplies. Deep blue eye shadow, a charcoal eyeliner pencil, a tube of lipstick and a pair [...]
The Last Supper Last Will and Testament Last Tango in Paris The Last of the Mohicans Custer’s Last Stand The word last is a weighty word. It puts a [...]
“The magnitude of life is overwhelming. Angels are here to help us take it peace by peace.” (Levende Waters) She came back just like I hoped she would! It took her awhile, twenty eight [...]
I love words. They are the vehicles for our thoughts. Sometimes we hastily jump in behind the steering wheel and make an inadvertent detour. At least if we are speaking, we can do some damage [...]
