Attention to detail isn’t everything . . . but it is something more than just anything. For almost 38 years, the love of my life has been training me.  Probably not in the way you think.  She hasn’t brainwashed me.  She hasn’t nagged me into submission.  She hasn’t presented me with [read more]

After yesterday’s post, I was drawn to think about questions of rationale about the killing of children.  With two 4-year olds dead in the past few weeks, and both within a few miles of where I live and work, my head was spinning with the injustice of life. Then, in this [read more]

The average life span in my fair city has been dropping in recent weeks.  Two little girls, both four years old, have met with violent ends to their earthly lives. The first to leave us was a casualty of a drive-by shooting.  A stray bullet took her life while she [read more]

I’m blessed to have people around me who “re-direct” me. No matter how fractured my days become or how self-absorbed I am, these fine individuals push me back toward the center of the target. I can’t say that I always enjoy the push. In fact, sometimes — maybe most of [read more]

I am constantly astounded the way that plain, ordinary, everyday words can be misunderstood.  Then I remember things like stream of conciousness and context. And then there’s the “I just wasn’t thinking” defense.  My first glance at the morning news was drawn to the plight of Senator Joe Biden.  In [read more]