September 2025

A little day off. It should be Fall. There should be a chill in the air. Instead, it feels like the beginning of Summer.   Perhaps it is time to bloom.   Time to bloom for all of us. “”””””” “Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” — Karl Barth “”””””” “The more grateful I am, […]

Our names. They mean a lot to us in so many ways. And when parents name their kids, they want that boy or girl to stand out. But some parents definitely take it way too far. Like these. Real things people have named their kids:Jack DanielsABCDEFX Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl, Techno Mechanicus (Musk)MetallicaVelvet ButtonDraculaSheepand

Social Media By Linda Stowe What is the purpose of entertainment? Google says we seek entertainment primarily as a means of stress relief. I think most people think of entertainment as a form of engagement. It can be passive like watching TV, attending sporting events, or even going to see the kids in a school

Another good word for the day, Sucker. That’s not the word, but that is how it sounds. The word is succor.It is a noun and it is, indeed, pronounced SUCK-er. Oh, you succor. But what does it mean? Succor is a literary term meaning “something that you do or give to help someone who is

Asking the Grandmother By Linda Stowe What did older folks do to occupy themselves before the days of television? I asked my grandmother that once and she said there was always something to keep a person busy of they looked for it. She spent a lot of time crocheting doilies or in the kitchen turning

I wonder what young King Arthur was like. About the time he pulled the sword from the stone.   Most versions of the story say he was around fifteen. But I put him much younger. Like, I think he could have been around ten or eleven. You know, barely able to lift the thing once he

A few days off.   The grasshopper and I.  “”””””” “Happiness, not in another place but this place… not for another hour, but this hour.” — Walt Whitman “”””””” “Ring the bells that still can ring, forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen

The imbalance of wealth in America is staggering to say the very least.  It is awful, if you ask me, and it’s only been growing wider. A small fraction of the population controls an outsized share of the nation’s wealth. This happens while millions struggle to cover basic expenses like housing, healthcare, and education. The