How we shape things. One man who thought about this was Henry Moore. He was an English sculptor who took a different approach to the art form. His pieces were organically shaped and abstract. He impacted the way we see sculpture today. But I’m not here to talk about his sculpting. I was struck by […]
Resolve. Or don’t. But do it. Or don’t. Read More »
What a rube. We don’t hear this much anymore — people calling other people rubes. By definition, a rube is an awkward unsophisticated person. They are defined as being a naive or inexperienced person. Webster simply calls a rube a country bumpkin. But what happens when that is your name? That was the case with
What a rube. In a perfect way. Read More »
This post was recently shared with me on Facebook. It was written by a man named Harold Strunk and originally appeared on the McCreary County, Kentucky Group on Facebook. I was touched after reading this in so many ways. It speaks to a different time, in the not-so-distant past, when the world was slower and,
The Things We Didn’t Have In Worley by Harold Strunk Read More »
Some time ago, on the most excellent news program, 60 Minutes, they did a piece about the miracle healings at Lourdes. It proved to be quite a stirring piece, as some of the occurrences seem — well — quite miraculous. ( https://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-sanctuary-of-our-lady-of-lourdes-60-minutes-2022-12-18/ ) By total happenstance, I came across another article concerning Catholic miracles that
The miracles. They are everywhere. Or so we might believe. Read More »
Liar, liar. Pants on fire. Or. If you keep lying like that, your nose is going to grow. Just like Pinocchio. It has become one of Disney’s top films of all time. A classic. And it just so happens that it was released on this date, February 23, 1940. It is a dark, dark tale
Tell a lie and looky at your nose grow. Read More »
There are marked differences in the world around us. Sometimes they are little things like the difference in the color of a few marbles. Sometimes they are large. Like the salary of Elon Musk and the average wage of some employees at Twitter entering data. I see these all the time when I’m looking for
Differences. In our world and in our history. Read More »
I know I say it here all the time, but our world is changing.We’re all getting older too. By the minute. So when the world changes, evolves, and moves either forward or, in some cases, backward, there are times when things disappear from existence. And I have to tell you. One of the things I
Going, going gone. I miss the brick of the phone. Read More »
I’ve never been to India. And truthfully, I don’t have any great desire to go. It is known as the world’s largest democracy. I know a few people who have traveled there, and they all say that India is a truly fascinating country. Here’s one thing. If you visit? It’s illegal for foreigners to take
The ins and outs of India. Outs. Read More »