Did you ever play blind man’s bluff as a kid? Blind man’s buff is played in a spacious area, such as outdoors or in a large room, in which one player, designated as “It”, is blindfolded and gropes around attempting to touch the other players without being able to see them, while the other players scatter…
What Is Going On?
I get publications on a regular basis from Forward Movement including Forward Day by Day. In the latest batch I got a book titled Faith With A Twist, a 30 day journey into Christian Yoga. Now don’t worry I am not about to start teaching Yoga at the Hubbell Pew. I have enough trouble getting up and down…
It’s Hot, Damn Hot!
I loved Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam, the story of Adrian Cronauer, a DJ for armed forces radio during the Vietnam War. Sadly, Cronauer died last week. In one scene Williams is asked to read the weather report. In only the way Williams could do it, he had me in stitches when he shouted, “it’s hot,…
One Big Peach — Gaffney, SC.
Yesterday Suzy took an hour’s drive to Gaffney, SC — home of the Peach Water Tower. Then we went on to Chesnee, SC to purchase peaches and ice cream. Many people think of Georgia as the “Peach State,” but we have fallen in love with South Carolina peaches. Proximity may have something to do with…
Sifting Through My Fingers Like Sand
Surpassingly lovely, precious days. What is there to say except: Here they are. Sifting through my fingers like sand. — Joyce Carol Oates. I have so much to learn from my grandchildren. The future is tomorrow, and the past was yesterday, but what are we doing today? Now yes they can take it to extremes…