A Kind Silence
We can extend kindness to people by what we say. Yet we can also extend kindness by what we don’t say. It is the grace of silence. When I was…
A Rather Nice Likeness
Before coming to Texas I lived 14 years in the East Valley of Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to my full-time day job, I had one of those “full-time/part-time” jobs working…
Passing Through
I live at a place called Buffalo Springs Lake. Part of Yellow House Canyon, it’s a topographical aberration in the endless miles of flatness that is the South Plains of…
E&A at Krispy Kreme
A Rose At Krispy Kreme
Have you ever done a good deed that appeared to go wrong? Maybe it didn’t. Maybe you just don’t know the whole story. When my girls and I first moved…
Paint Marks
You’ve seen them while waiting for traffic light to change. Different colored lines, arrows, circles and squares, spray painted on the street. They appear to be completely random. Sometimes running…
Thoughts On Going Forward
It's a foggy morning here at the lake. So foggy that I can't see the water, let alone the shore on the other side. What's visible is the bit of…
Bennie Mulder And The Used Tires
Got the news today that Ben Mulder died last night. I shed a few tears when I heard about it. I wondered where those tears came from since I haven’t seen…
Grandma Thompson
It’s April 11, 2014. Grandma Thompson would have been 114 today. Practically no one lives that long. She made it to 90, which is a pretty fair go at it.…
Cool Words In Heated Moments
Starting life over in a new place includes finding new people to replace the familiar ones you came to depend on. In your old place, your dentist and doctor, hair…
What Kind Of Tree
Ever ask someone what you think is a really good question? And when you get the answer it’s so obvious you’re embarrassed? Last October we moved into a 50 year-old…