John Boehner. I do not watch late-night television. Not only has my bedtime moved up with age, the self-righteousness of modern comedians is not nearly as much fun to me as the humor of Johnny Carson. However, a friend sent Read more…
Bad Word. Well, Jeny’s little procedure last week turned out to be cancer. Right after I got the call about her diagnosis, our grandson Kyle called to say he has COVID. This is his second bout. He is asymptomatic but Read more…
The Weight of a Country. Last year the Masters was delayed until the fall due to COVID. This year it was held at the normal time and the azaleas were spectacular as was the golf excitement. Even if you are Read more…
Voting Rights. The voting rights issue is a microcosm of our problems as a nation. To me the issue has two straightforward major factors: 1. every step should be taken to enable eligible voters to vote and 2. every step Read more…
Milestone. We love all our grandchildren. One of them achieved a milestone this week. Andrea Tilstra earned her Ph.D. from The University of Colorado. We had the privilege of watching her dissertation defense via zoom. She will begin a three-year Read more…
Today’s topic is brief. Please do not let the brevity mislead you into thinking the topic is unimportant. I believe the point is very important because the idea applies to so many areas of our thinking, writing and speaking. I Read more…
Continuing the theme of positive blogs, I have a collage of thoughts about generosity. Our church made a call to establish a COVID discretionary fund. From time to time some people need help meeting their needs. They may be very Read more…
I continue our journey through positivity with a look at kindness. The day I began writing about kindness a friend sent me a poem, The Mower by Phillip Larkin that included the following line: “Of each other, we should be Read more…
We are back to full speed. Jeny had a rough couple of days but is doing very well now. Thanks again for your interest and concern. I have had a blog on love and a blog on joy. Continuing my Read more…
Jeny had her surgery for removal of a cancerous Squamish cell on Monday. We appreciate the many prayers and good wishes for both of us in our recent bouts with skin cancer. Jeny was not to drink wine for 7 Read more…