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Once again, please excuse this entry. It’s just one more of my private therapy sessions with myself…During my recent searching for answers, I’ve discovered that one of the basic spiritual principles in most philosophies is the idea of opening your … Continue reading →

A couple stopped by last evening to have a glass of wine or three…. During their time here, it occurred to me that neither one of them were very good listeners. I won’t go into details, but if I picked … Continue reading →

I heard the term Barbarian the other day. Well, of course, I got to thinking about that. I actually hadn’t heard the word for some time, but I think I’ve heard it most, if not all, my life. The dictionary defines … Continue reading →

I was watching the Discovery Channel the other night and there was a program about sepulchers. I didn’t know what a sepulcher was. Turns out it’s an old-timey word for a tomb or place of burial. It often describes tombs … Continue reading →

I’ve used the word mesmerized from time to time. To be truthful, I’m not sure I always use it correctly. Sometimes I use it when I suppose I could have used fascinating, or sometimes in place of transfixed or astonished. … Continue reading →

One thing I always told my kinds when they were growing up was, “Choose your battles wisely.”  It’s so easy to get into a “battle” over some little insignificant thing, that later seems stupid that any time at all was … Continue reading →

As a lot of you know, I’ve been searching for answers lately — answers to questions that can’t be answered. Over the years, during our travels, I’ve collected a number of books about Buddha and his teachings. Obviously I’m not … Continue reading →

A lady that goes to our church recently had plastic surgery of some sort — I’m not sure what she had done, or why. But, as you might imagine, it generated a lot of talk and quickly divided people into … Continue reading →

Claire always liked Peeps — those little marshmallow chicken looking things that were on display around Easter, and probably other times of the year especially near the checkouts in stores. I always insisted that she buy some whenever they were … Continue reading →

Those of you that know me, and the few that read this blog, know that I had the utmost admiration of my dad. One of my biggest regrets is that I never told him how much I admired him. I … Continue reading →