Albino coffee: one of the luxuries of maturity Where do family jokes come from? These are the ones told repeatedly around the dinner table, to the amusement of family members and the consternation of guests. Our family, as I was growing up, ha...
Henry David Thoreau was his own distant drummer Henry David Thoreau is dead. He has been dead a long time. After you die, you are usually forgotten. Thoreau pronounced his last name to rhyme with “thorough.” He only lived 44 years, from July 12...
Learning is a lot like climbing a mountain Could there be anyone in this country, save for the mentally challenged, who has not heard the story of Moses and the Ten Commandments? Probably some, but the number is small. How about people who...
A tribute to Lester, who saw God in everything What triggered today’s story started a few months ago when I sat down to watch the evening news. When it was over, I was sorry I’d wasted my time. With a few exceptions since, mostly to catch a wea...
The New Year begins, whatever that means Happy New Year. As I write, 2012 has just begun. This celebration contrasted with my solitary Christmas. The house (In Austin) is full of half a dozen cats and four family members, one of whom is...
Christmas morning begins alone but not lonely There are two times to consider here, the one I’m writing this in and the one you are reading this in. I wish to send you season’s greetings, but am not sure how. “May you had a Merry Christmas” ...
More about a man remembered for a flower At what point should we “buy in” to humanity? When is it imperative to understand who we were and where we were so that we can understand who and where we are now? Only then will we have any chance...
What did you say Mr. Joel's last name was, again? There was a joke once, so good that just the punch line could make you smile. People started inventing their own material, bending some facts so they could use the punch line in their own storytell...
2011 VC Eagles help Simon Family heal While the football season is over for the 2011 Vermilion Catholic Eagles after a semi-final loss Friday, one Gueydan family wants to thank the team and the VC fans for helping them heal, four years...
KIVA: An excellent program whose time has now come On July 21, 2009, an unexpected email appeared in my Yahoo in-box. I thought it was SPAM, and my finger reached for the key that would disappear it forever. Then curiosity won. The title was catch...
"LIES": Hard to read, but harder to ignore In 1995, a small paperback book came out. The cover, intended to capture curiosity, captured mine, so I bought it, started reading it, got stuck, and put it in my growing mountain of “Some day I’ll...
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