Nostalgia
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The Stranger
I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. Harriet Tubman July 8th was the 9th anniversary of my father’s death. He died at a memory care facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. I was at a… Continue reading
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Mirror, Mirror
Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. Samuel Butler Doppelgänger: The ghostly counterpart of a living person. From the German words doppel, meaning double, and ganger, meaning goer. I saw him only one time and that was 48 years ago. He was tall with really long, unkept, brown… Continue reading
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Gold Watch
How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? Dr Seuss People who know me well know that I can be a very nostalgic, sentimental person. I hold onto remnants… Continue reading
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Charles Schultz, Charlie Brown, and Me
Nothing spoils the taste of peanut butter like unrequited love. Charles Schultz Linda, our friends Sheila and Jeff, and I recently attended The Life and Art of Charles M. Schultz at the Minnesota History Center. Having been a lifelong fan of Charlie Brown and Peanuts, it was a very moving experience. From a very early… Continue reading
Can You Hear Me Now 