Tag Archives: Random Thoughts
Bob Dylan: A tonic for tough times
Once you’ve heard Bob Dylan’s words, it’s hard to get them out of your head. If you came of age in the Sixties or the Seventies, you grew up not only with the words, but with the melodies, and they … Continue reading
Adulting: The road is a rocky one, but oh so much fun
There are words in a 13-year-old’s vocabulary that make one sit up and take notice. I feel as if I have taken a high intensity two-week course in generational psychology. The gap is real. But it can be bridged. Having a … Continue reading
Memorial Day 2016
Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day. They are, in a sense, the three-legged stool that anchors our union, much in the same way the three branches of government anchor its day-to-day operation. At least, that’s the way it’s supposed … Continue reading
Some of my best friends are . . .
I have been thinking lately about that statement. No matter how you finish it off, it somehow sounds wrong, doesn’t it? So why do we keep repeating it? The only way, I think, that statement makes any sense, is if … Continue reading
Turn up the volume, roll up your sleeves
Insights come in odd ways. They arrive at the strangest times, and in the strangest of places. This morning I was driving to an appointment. My mind was on the upcoming meeting, and my CD player provided soft background music. … Continue reading
My backyard animal farm
There’s a possum in the yard! And at least one “family” of squirrels, a bunny who might have friends, redbirds and blue jays and a pair of large birds that look like cranes building a nest in a neighbor’s tree. … Continue reading
Where’s my lightsaber?
Yes, I loved it! In 1977, I loved the first one. I have seen them all. What is it about Star Wars? There are more exciting stories, perhaps, but the thought of traveling to “a galaxy far, far away” never fails to … Continue reading
Surviving nature’s fury . . .
It’s sobering. Storms come in all sizes, in different forms and at different times. Many are predictable and most are forgettable. But, sometimes, those storms hit close to home and close to the heart. If they don’t impact our neighborhoods … Continue reading
A birthday in time
A few days ago I celebrated my birthday. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that a few days ago the calendar marked the anniversary of my birth. I am no longer sentimental about birthdays. This one was neither … Continue reading
December 7
Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific seventy-four years ago, a ship received a radio message to alter its course. The captain of the vessel complied. That vessel and its “cargo” of American servicemen steamed into a port on the … Continue reading
Right Off Main 