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Freddy’s 

LesJan 18, 20245 min read

They were young.  They had three children.  Two girls, and, I can’t remember if the baby was a boy or girl.  His wife was loaded down with baby and backpack; he had the little girls’ hands in both of his as they approached the ordering counter.  He glanced my way and our eyes met briefly. Read More

Why?

LesJan 15, 20244 min read

Some twenty years ago, our little family of five set out to camp overnight at a lake about an hour’s drive from home. Expectations were high. So high, in fact, that we stopped at Walmart along the way and bought…

Delight

LesJan 11, 20242 min read

She was older, maybe 20 years or so more than I. She made an attractive picture as she stepped out of the pharmacy. Her neatly coifed hair was that beautiful hue of silver that some folks are blessed to have…

Sing Glory

LesDec 24, 20233 min read

“Music is math,” he said. He was taking a break from serenading the shoppers at an upscale clothing venue when I happened by. He was a professional pianist. He told me he had to take two years of college math…

Easy, Big Fella

LesDec 19, 20234 min read

I have two weaknesses, for sure, that I know of. Each of them involves western clothing stores. One has to do with long sleeve shirts. The other has to do with a certain section where paintings are displayed. And, perhaps…