Hate Has No Home Here – El Odio No Tiene Hogar Aqui I took a long walk one day in January, my first since before Thanksgiving, when the holidays and holiday travel, and rainy weather, put my regular walking routines on hold for two months. And on this walk in January, along the way, I...
Yet in Thy Dark Streets Shineth the Everlasting Light, the Hopes & Fears of All the Years are Met in Thee Tonight I have always loved Christmas and everything about it. I loved my dad bringing home the live Christmas tree tied on top of our old green Chevy, or whatever other used car we...
An Art Musing – As I Began this Posting, as I Contemplated this Cropped Photo, I Searched My Soul for a Title. With a work of art, there is usually a focus, a subject, or perhaps more, a germinal or central thought or theme, helping to birth whatever the artist comes to create. Sometimes the...
Writing in the Shade of Trees - The Three-Year Anniversary, Milestones Along the Way & The Path Ahead The three-year anniversary of Writing in the Shade of Trees is soon coming up. At first, I thought it was the second anniversary, and that is how I started the first draft of this...
The Sad Thing is That I’ve Lost my Ability to Write Under the Shade of Trees…It’s Like Losing an Old Friend. *** My friend, Matt, lost the 150-year-old oak tree that was the dominant presence and the prized possession of his backyard, in the recent tropical storm to hit Los Angeles on Sunday,...
Our Bishop Alemany High School 55th Year Reunion, for the Class of 1968, is Now Complete - And the Cake was Decorated in Our School Colors of Garnet & Gray *** Our 55th year high school reunion is now over. The venue was perfect for the size of our gathering, the cake was decorated in our...
The Flag of Ukraine I Passed on One of My Walks & Conversations, Emails, & Expletives Прапор України, який я передав під час однієї зі своїх прогулянок, розмов, електронних листів та лайливих слів The cover photo of this posting is one I took on a walk in the neighborhoods in the hills...
Small Treasures – The Orange Fluffy Stuffed Cat A fluffy orange stuffed cat, a source of comfort, though not the toy or comfort of a child, sits on the back of the sofa in my study, the only stuffed animal upon the green and wine-colored plaid sofa. The cat’s color is not overly...