I have a tendency to worry. I know that worry is interest paid on borrowed trouble. I know that worry is useless and 95% of the things a person worries about never happens. I know that worry is a waste of time. Nevertheless, I worry. Maybe it’s because I want people to behave in an […]
Oct 11, 2014
The Fairy Forts of Ireland
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Our bus driver and guide on the trip around Ireland was Bill Mahoney. I wish Bill could have sat down with us and talked more in-depth about the many intriguing places we saw from our bus windows or stopped at to briefly explore. Bill was a walking encyclopedia of Ireland and knew so much history and […]
Oct 6, 2014
The Potter’s Hands and the Writer
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The Potter’s Hand and the Writer Have you ever watched a child create something with play dough? They squeeze and roll it in their hands repeatedly. Maybe it will become something, like a snake or ball. When it’s finished, there’s a good possibility that it will be smashed into a lump, as it was in […]
Sep 27, 2014
Wisdom Versus Violence
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The ripple and splash of the water fountain in my container garden is a welcome sound in the darkness of early morning. The roar of motorcycles over in Fayetteville hasn’t yet begun. This is the weekend of the Bikes, Blues, and BBQ festival and thousands of cycles sort of overlay more fragile sounds. My thoughts, […]
Sep 13, 2014
Stumbling, Staggering, or Standing?
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Here’s a question for you: Suppose it’s night and you are sitting in a lighted room. You open the door. Does the night outside of the door become lighter or the light inside the room become darker? In other words, does light spill into the night or does the darkness spill into the lighted room? […]
Aug 30, 2014
An Interview with Darcy and Flora
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Roving Reporter: Thank you, Darcy and Flora, for taking time out of your busy day to talk to me about your first venture into a rather desperate situation. May I add, by the way, that I’m happy you came through unscathed. Flora: We weren’t exactly unscathed as you put it, young lady. You should have seen […]
