Here are some things that I’ve been thinking about. I don’t always get these right, but I believe they are important. Some of our thoughts don’t need expansion. They just need to be “thoughts,” and that is it.   Not every thought, or notion, or idea has to become an argument or a conclusion. Sometimes […]

Technology and Convenience By Linda Stowe The house I grew up in had a big front porch, the size of a whole room. We used it to cool off, to watch the street, to talk with neighbors. Houses today don’t need porches like that. We stay inside climate-controlled rooms and chat about the neighborhood online

Here are a few things to consider today. Each one of them concerns Noggins. Noggins everywhere. Our noggins. You see, the cost of college textbooks has risen 812 percent since 1978. That is pretty huge. This amount has far outpaced the rise in costs for medical services and home prices in the USA. Or so

Our world can be quite crazy at times. Chaotic. A really big mess. Some of us care about this place. Wholly. And with that, we need to stay settled. And good. Come to terms with this truth. That we can be the good. Every day gives us dozens of chances to leave the world a

We all have an inner sanctuary. But some people may not quite be in touch with it. An inner sanctuary isn’t a physical place. It’s a state of mind and spirit. It is a really good space within ourselves where we can be still. Someplace where we can go to get away from all the

I don’t think I’ve ever worn a cape. Unless it happened when I was a little kid. But I’ve never seen any photographic evidence of such. I love the line from the movie The Incredible when Edna says, “No capes.” Apparently, I have lived by this rule. But many people do wear capes. I’ve seen

We have goats. Four of them. Gracie. Chaz. Andy. Claude. Now, I don’t know if they have any special talents or not. If they do, they keep it to themselves. But there are some noteworthy goats in the world. It seems that the city of Los Angeles employs a team of goats known as the

Time By Linda Stowe There is an old joke about land that goes: Buy land because they’re not making any more of it.You know what else is in short supply? Time. You get what you get. Nobody gets extra servings, no matter how cute or deserving or willing to pay more. You can’t borrow it