A friend texted me, “Merry Christmas. We must get together after the Holidays.” Given the mere fact I haven’t heard from this friend in ion’s, instinctively I know this ‘get together’ would never happen as I returned a non-committal, “Merry… Read More ›
Christmas Spirit
Christmas 2020 Message: A Life Review
Dickens’ story A Christmas Carol is a wonderful classic for all ages. The book has been translated into many movies, each with the director’s own interpretation. To this day, my favorite is ‘Scrooge,’ the musical version. It’s available on YouTube… Read More ›
Being Da’ Man vs. Being a Servant
In Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Scrooge asked the spirit, “… tell me if Tiny Tim will live.” The ghost indicated that should the shadows remain unaltered, he saw an empty seat. Eventually, the spirit used Scrooge’s own words against him,… Read More ›
My 2020 Christmas Gift
Yesterday I was asked to describe what Christmas gift Ms. K. provided. The request was a soul-searching. In the 245th episode of the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H, ‘Who Knew,’ a landmine killed a nurse Hawkeye was dating. In the aftermath, Hawkeye… Read More ›
Christmas Eve: Love’s Message
Christmas Eve is upon us. And if Christmas is meant to bring us closer, even in my condition, I managed to bring cheer to those surrounding me. People talk about the holidays being rough for some people. Christmas has always… Read More ›
2019 Christmas Message
It seems like years since my last post. If queried, I could probably craft several reasons: work, lack of time, body’s pain etc., etc. To some extent, maybe some, if not all, is partially true. However, I ran out of… Read More ›
On The Road To Kingdom Come: Knowing When
I wrote the following letter reply to an email from mother. If you haven’t picked up on it yet, my father is entering the last years of his life. And while I have yet to inform my parents of my… Read More ›
2018 Christmas Day – The Real Lesson
I awoke to stifling lower back pain. A quick glance of the clock, ‘1:46 AM,’ Christmas Day. Stumbling to the bathroom, located some Extra Strength Excedrin, swallowed three and nursed myself to a rocker overlooking the valley below. “Christmas Day!”… Read More ›
2018 Christmas Message – Be Brothers Who Know They Are Truly Brothers
Last night a friend texted, “Have you seen the moon? Beautiful, isn’t it.” At the time, I couldn’t see it. However, pushing and pulling the bed, just past 1:00 AM Christmas Eve, I was able to maneuver near the window…. Read More ›
Humanity is About Movement
I haven’t watched much of the news since starting my publication of the last 18 letters. I found three remaining letters, all addressed to God, written back in 2009. I may dare myself, open the letters, and publish one or… Read More ›