I met a relative for lunch a couple of years ago and the restaurant menu stated that his sandwich would come with potato chips.  He doesn’t like potato chips, he didn’t want them.  “No...

When I was growing up, Memorial Day was a big deal in my northern Wisconsin small town.  There was a parade with the local high school band playing a variety of patriotic marches and...

I think it’s interesting after a football or basketball game, when one of the players stands in front of the microphones and gives credit to God for the win.  “Does that mean that God isn’t...

“An expert is just someone from the next village.”  That’s what a friend of mine says. Maybe — but I need one. I was never meant for tech work, all I wanted to do...

It’s not uncommon around our house to open a container of juice or milk and find about three tablespoons of liquid left in the carton.  Or to grab a bag of pretzels or chips...

After suffering through a couple of breakdowns while traveling with their Volkswagen van, our friends in Texas began carrying a spare engine around in the back of their vehicle.  I’m not kidding.  It’s one...

I like giving to the charities of my choice. I am not as fond however, of the solicitations that happen at store check out stands.  At one place I am asked on the card...

Sometimes I feel an intense connection and find myself strongly drawn to a person for no apparent reason.  There is a woman several years older than I am for whom I feel great warmth...

A friend who is going through a difficult time and whose way will probably not be easier for a while, expressed her difficulty with her situation by saying she is by nature a sprinter,...

Mother’s Day, and what would have been my mother’s birthday a few days ago, have made me more mindful than usual of her lately.  I remember asking my mother, when I was fourteen and...