The Way Grandpa Talks

Everyone should have a grandpa sometime in their life. It makes life so much better if you get to listen to one talk. There’s a special difference in the way a grandpa talks and the way a dad talks. They come from different generations—different eras. For those who don’t know, a grandpa is a part …

Aaaah, Spring!

Spring is when we all get out of the dungeons we usually inhabit, get some real air in our lungs, and rediscover the sun. We get outside! Yeeeehai! It’s almost like we’re back from the dead, only not quite as extreme. Don’t mix it up with being undead either, that’s something entirely different. Spring isn’t …

The Last Leaf

Is it pointless to rake leaves if they haven’t all fallen off the tree? Would you wait until all have fallen but three? Two? One? Or do you just pray for a big wind to blow them all into someone else’s yard? There’s a best way to do this autumn activity. I’m still trying to …

June 19: Freedom Day

Juneteenth As long as Juneteenth has been celebrated, the focus has been on Texas. I’d like to change that up a little bit and mention the first African Americans to reach the western U.S. as free persons in a free country. Before I get into that though, allow me to explain why Texas was the …