“A Vent, but Also a Facing of Reality”

“A Vent, but Also a Facing of Reality”

Jul. 29, 2022 by

            I believe that today (Thursday, July 28, 2022) might serve as a good example of how bad the situation would be for wife Evelyn and daughter Karlyn if anything

“TVs, Then and Now”

“TVs, Then and Now”

Jul. 6, 2022 by

            It’s sometime in the early 1960s.  I’m in high school.  I come home from school and decide I’d like to watch a little TV.  I walk up to the

“Reconciliation – a Testimony”

“Reconciliation – a Testimony”

Jun. 28, 2022 by

            Caitlin L., daughter Karlyn’s best friend, has been using our van for just shy of a year.  She did not have enough money to buy a car at the

“Win”

“Win”

Jun. 15, 2022 by

            I met Win (Winfield?  Winfred?  Never found out) at the Dover, DE, YMCA fitness center many years ago.  He was in his 80’s at the time and has since

“On Losing Friends”

“On Losing Friends”

Jun. 14, 2022 by

            [Disclaimer: I know that virtually no one reads this blog, so I feel safe in posting something more cathartic this time.  If you’re one of the fewer than, say,

“Where Have All the Greetings Gone?”

“Where Have All the Greetings Gone?”

Apr. 14, 2022 by

            My 75th birthday was this week.  On the day before I officially turned three-quarters of a century old, I received one card in the mail.  I showed it to

“The Anti-Arborists”

“The Anti-Arborists”

Apr. 5, 2022 by

            Evelyn and I bought our manufactured home/mobile home/trailer in 2006.  At the time, our street was unpaved; our “lawn” was nothing but dusty, rocky dirt; and ours was the

“Life with Karlyn”

“Life with Karlyn”

Apr. 1, 2022 by

            It all started last night.  I had to take Evelyn to her sleep study so she could be in bed and ready for the test by 9:00 PM.  I

“Bad Parental Example?”

“Bad Parental Example?”

Mar. 23, 2022 by

            As Evelyn, Karlyn, and I returned home from our dental appointment in New Jersey we made our usual stop at the Pennsville Cracker Barrel.  Karlyn loves their chicken and

“GTO & TWA”

“GTO & TWA”

Mar. 16, 2022 by

            During my years as a pastor (especially the earlier ones) there was a time of year that was traditionally known for delivering sermons on stewardship.  This usually occurred during