Back in June, I told you about my daughter-in-law Starlene, a.k.a. Star, and her plan to jump out…
Life-wise
Pipes are calling
Most of us, whether or not we have Scottish blood, try to go along with the yearly cultural…
Will you, won’t you?
Anna and I just faced one of those episodes that brings people face-to-face with the uncertainty of…
Tackling big media
Have you ever watched one of those cop shows on TV? A cameraman goes on patrol with police and…
Canadian, eh?
A recent email written in Scottish dialect got me thinking about languages and how I have made them…
Changing medium
We recently watched a series of television shows that stand in sharp contrast to the usual…
Uncivil war
I spent time going through websites sponsored by people who oppose President Obama’s attempts…
Gone missing
“Harry has disappeared,” mother said. The hesitation in her voice and tiny quiver in…
Loving the family rebel
Do you ever feel like drowning or disowning your kids or grandkids? Don’t do it. Drowning…
What’s so funny?
I recently discussed how I appreciated older television dramas to modern offerings. To me the more…
The bare facts
“Three naked men jumped from the airplane,” my son said just as if it happened every…
Dueling TVs
Have you seen some of the ads that have appeared on television, sponsored by local broadcasters and…
Miracles
"There are no such things as incurables; there are only things for which man has not found a…
Some lost arts
“They don’t teach cursive handwriting in schools anymore.” I heard that comment…
Biography of a big brother
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “There is properly no history, only biography.” That means…