Occasionally someone says something so dumb it causes my fingers to twitch and search for a…
Life-wise
Time flies
Time and life fly like a steel toboggan. As kids on the farm we had a toboggan made from a steel…
Curing an incurable
Nearly two years ago, I reported my son, Alan, became seriously ill. It progressed so fast he had…
Outstretched hands
Recently I received a letter from Partners International, appealing for funds for an orphanage in…
Doctors and children
Almost two weeks ago, distress hung over me like a Scottish fog over Fergus. The next day would…
Eyes: treasures of a lifetime
Lying flat on my back, I looked into a whirl of changing colours as the surgeon cut into my eye and…
Human images in the animal kingdom
During my growing-up years in the country, I developed an appreciation for the wild animals and…
Children lead
Because I have travelled and lived abroad, people often ask me for the secret to good race…
Catch a falling Star
I am jumping out of an airplane. No not me; I have no intention of doing that. But the subject line…
The best of times
How do I feel? Excited? Ebullient? Exuberant? All of those enthusiastic emotions and a lot more. In…
Exotic friends
I often think of people I have known and value the things I have learned from them. I also realize…
The gift of encouragement
William Arthur Ward said, "Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not…
A worthy award
Louis Nizer said: A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.…
Chaos theory and destiny
Early childhood memories have been playing through my mind like 30-second random bursts of video.…
Dodging the big issues
Columnists have days when we sit in front of our computers wondering what to write about; or should…