Jan 1, 2018
Laughing and Carrying On
The Pelican - a symbol of charity and generosity. Photo by Trudy Snope - We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we...
Dec 16, 2017
the 3 letters of joy
“Ocian in view! O! the joy” – William Clark on seeing the Pacific Ocean on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (November 7, 1805) - If one is...
Dec 3, 2017
The 11 Days of Thanksgiving
Photo by Grant Stinson - In America, we put gratitude on the calendar – the fourth Thursday of November each year. – Harvey Mackey -...
Nov 19, 2017
Getting Up on Veterans Day
It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down. What matters is how many times you get up. – Bobby Moch - My Dad (born 1923) grew...
Nov 5, 2017
Remember the Monarchs
Photo by Trudy Snope But most of all I shall remember the Monarchs - Rachel Carson (just before her death at the age of 56 in 1964) - In...
Oct 22, 2017
40 18 77 - Life's Lottery
At the registration table is a sign, “Please leave the “politics” at the door.” The 40th high-school reunion has begun. And, 25-feet...
Oct 8, 2017
A New World Boy On the Old Kings Road
I didn't know which way to go / I'm a new world boy on the old Kings Road - “Kings Road” by Tom Petty - On Tuesday morning, I received a...
Sep 24, 2017
The Bluebird Trail
Photo by Trudy Snope Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow – Reed...
Sep 10, 2017
Grandma on Loyalty
Until the late 1970s, Ferris Food Store stood at the corner of Clay Street and Spring Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The store, a...
Aug 27, 2017
How I Spent My Summer Vacation - 2017
Dense and remote - at mile 114 a railroad bridge crosses the C&O Towpath - "It is a refuge, a place of retreat, a long stretch of quiet...
