“Water You Thinking about That?”
Apparently, the development in which we live has ongoing problems with its water system and once or twice a year we are notified that the water will be shut
“Thoughts by People More Intelligent than I”
Christian Century magazine publishes an annual feature called “Voices of [fill in the year],” a collection of quotes from a variety of people. Their December 30, 2020, issue included
“Trump – a Great President?”
The cartoonist who goes by the pseudonym Tom Tomorrow draws a comic strip called “This Modern World.” Tom is unabashedly left-leaning, but I couldn’t help but feel – what?
“Tough Choices”
Let’s see, now … democratic socialism or sedition? Not the greatest of choices, but I have a pretty good idea of which I would choose, if they were
“He Is Dangerous”
Yesterday, January 6, became another day that Franklin D. Roosevelt would have declared “a day that will live in infamy.” At the urging of outgoing President Donald J. Trump,
Really Long-term Goals
If I tilt my head upward about 30 degrees I will see the bulletin board that sits atop my computer desk (because, in all the years I’ve had it,
Closing the Door on 2020
Get ready for the annual recaps of the past year to be presented by the major TV networks and news outlets, complete with video and commentary. We can be
Holiday Greetings
The other day a chipper fellow walked up to me and said, “Happy Hanukkah!” He smiled with satisfaction as he walked away. I stood there wondering why he would
“Virtual Christmas?”
After all that this world has been through in 2020 it stands to reason that we will end the year with a Christmas notably different from any we have
“We’re Gonna Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, a-Zoom”
If you had asked me this time last year what Zoom was, I would have looked at you with the most vacant expression I could muster. I sit here