A year ago my grandson Lennon was born. It was a very joyous event and long in the coming. I waited a long time for his mom and dad to decide they were "ready" for a baby. I was ready years before they were. But I was made to wait...and wait...and wait - until June [...]
Friday afternoon…
Each time Cheyenne and I traveled home from one of her orthodontist appointments over the past year and a half we passed a store called Tuesday Morning. Each time I would say to Cheyenne, "We should go there." And yet, we never stopped. It seemed that Cheyenne always had to hurry back to school or [...]
The fashion police – on patrol in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Well, the fashion police will be on patrol on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey. Wildwood, a resort town on the Jersey Shore, is taking issue with over-exposure. The town enacted a new ordinance after a number of complaints about the droopy drawers look that leave rear-ends exposed. Wildwood isn't the first community to enact [...]
Go ahead – poll me.
InForum regularly features polls about current topics in the news. The polling interface they use allows you to see the current tabulation of the poll results. I often check the results of these polls as I believe they give a sense of in which direction the community is leaning - well, at least the select [...]
It happens every 1.6 days…
I saw a timely message on an electronic billboard on I-94 in Fargo today. The message was divided into two displays. The first display said: "It happens every 1.6 days." After giving drivers a few seconds to ponder what "it" was, the second display came up. It said: "1 North Dakota motorcycle accident." The sign [...]
Grounding my soul…
Some days I just need a bit of Maya to ground my soul. By Maya, I mean Maya Angelou, a woman who speaks through the many layers of her soul with her words and poetry. I have shared some of Maya's poems before in The New Forty - on those days when Maya's rich voice [...]
I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.
Let me just get this out of the way - I watched the television show The A-Team in the 80s. I loved that show. I particularly loved the characters B.A. Baracus (played by Mr. T) and John "Hannibal" Smith (played by George Peppard). And note, I pity the fool who thinks they are going to [...]
THE NEW FORTY 