I hate war. I hate the thought of it: the separation from loved ones, the pain and death and cruelty and barbarism. What is at the heart of war? Why can we not live, each in his own country, peacefully? “War is hell,” said General Sherman. He should know. He certainly inflicted a lot of it on the […]
Dec 6, 2015
Sifting the Lumps
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You may not remember such a thing as a flour sifter. I do. In fact, I still have one or two. A few years ago, flour from the store did not come all smooth and ready to mix with a cake or pie or biscuits. It contained lumps. I don’t know why, but it did. […]
Sep 2, 2015
Do You Remember Audie Murphy?
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September 2, 1945. The end of World War II. On board the USS Missouri which was anchored in Tokyo Bay, all was decorum and protocol. Japanese officials, formally dressed, their faces inscrutable, Allied Generals, dignified and reserved in their victory, and overhead, hundreds of American fighters and bombers. General Douglas MacArthur, who was welcomed aboard the […]
Nov 9, 2014
Freedom
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“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” President Reagan challenged the Soviet Union leader in 1987. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy had stated, “Ich bin ein Berliner,” voicing the support of the United State for democratic West Germany two years after the wall was erected. The wall marked the separation of West Berlin from East Berlin […]
Jul 2, 2014
Freedom
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As Independence Day nears, I’m thinking about the word, freedom, and what it means to me. This is only what it means to me, mind you. I don’t know what it means to you or if you have thought about it. I think about those brave souls who sailed in a frail boat across the […]
Mar 4, 2014
An Ordinary Day
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When everything is going well, we take it for granted…hot water, for instance. Yesterday, I discovered that my water heater had gone out. Following the directions, I tried many, many times to relight it. It refused. So, today, I’ll need to call someone who knows more about cantankerous appliances than I do. And, I’ll continue […]
