“O Little Town of Bethlehem” is a favorite Christmas carol of many. But I wonder if we know why it was written? It seems that Bethlehem shouldn’t even be considered because it was just a small town when Jesus was born. As a matter of fact, there were about 30,000 people living in Bethlehem. That [...]
Sometimes I write in circles, well, that’s not exactly true. Most of the time, I write in circles. I am not a professional writer which is quite evident to those who follow my seven years of weekly rambling. I don’t write for me. I write for the reader so that we can have common ground [...]
I am still learning about myself. I knew that I was and am a highly subjective person. For those who do not know whether they have worked with a subjective or an objective person, let me try to explain a little bit about both. When you ask a subjective person to describe a basement with [...]
You may think I am talking about an art show but not this time. It’s Tuesday morning and at 9:30 a.m. I was voting along with a lot of my neighbors. In fact, it was the busiest I can remember. Everyone coming in was glad to see such a good turnout. In the past, I [...]
This is the polished time, the pinnacle of life. This is fall, when everything puts on its best for the world to see, and that makes it special. The sultry heat of summer has passed, and in its place we have cool mornings when the tiny snap of winter’s promise briefly touches our skin. There [...]
MASON (AP) — An Ohio amusement park is selling off pieces of a trouble roller coaster that is now being torn down. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Kings Island in Mason is selling plaques with a piece of track from the Son of Beast coaster for $99.99. Pieces of the wood structure are being offered [...]
Exactly how powerful is one candle power? Powerful enough to see what you’re writing? To see where your ideas are going? Powerful enough to see where you’ve been? Light enough to chase away the darkness? Once, with a spelunking group, I was in a cave hiking alone following the new passages opened up by a [...]
Often we are moving and thinking at such an accelerated pace we often miss the beauty that is all around us. You have heard the simple saying, “stop and smell the roses,” well, most of the roses are gone now. But as you leave your front door, stop, smell the leaves. If they are wet, [...]
