A man explains to his young grandson why people view time differently."I'm bored!" The young child said."Bored? Why are you bored?" Grandpa asked."The day is dragging by," the child replied. "I can't believe how slow the time is moving. I want to go on vacation to the...
I never go that way. I have no idea why I was there. Suddenly I found myself just this side of the tracks and right in front of my mountain.But it didn't look like much of a mountain now.It was when I was a child. I can remember my father telling me to never cross the...
Don't ever try to straighten up my office. You may see it as a mess, I see it as creative filing.But I will admit to one thing. Not all that I keep is worth keeping.Now, I would be the first to tell you that I didn't always think that way. I was totally convinced for...
As a child I chased them across fields of grass taller than I, rarely, if ever, catching one. They jumped and I didn't, always returning to the nearby lake.Picnics, just out for a ride, or an afternoon at the beach on a hot summer day, gave more to the fancy of a...
"I can't stand this time of year!" The man said. "These things cover my car every morning and clog up the drains in my driveway."He was referring to the small buds that fall off of the trees as the leaves finally break through."It's Spring. That's what trees do. It's...
There in early evening in the soft, warm, breath of the dimming sun, I stood alone lost in thoughts of "might-have-beens" and "should-have-dones." Thinking not just of yesterdays long gone, but what I might face in my tomorrows. The sun interrupted by a passing cloud,...
Earlier this evening I was inspired by this thought as I listened to a minister speak at the annual Red Cross dinner my wife and I attended. As usual I made a few quick notes to keep the thought alive and help me to remember exactly what I wanted to share with you. I...