There is a quietness in this place where we are staying in Wakefield even as it is filled with the life of those inhabit it. It operates on a time of its own making – a time that has priorities but is not controlled by the urgency of them. I like it here. I [...]
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Blasting my music and “singing” with abandon…
Well, it is day two in Wakefield (a lovely small town in Quebec, Canada). Oprah and Gayle's Big Adventure continues. Oprah (Noah) has already portrayed a few traits that indicate that he is not the best travel companion. The first (and perhaps the most annoying) of the traits is his penchant for back-seat driving while [...]
Our Big Adventure…
I don't have a smart phone. There are a couple of reasons for that. First, I surmise I am not smart enough to operate one (which says something about me which probably is the opposite of smart); second, I don't want to be that connected all the time as I know I will become addicted [...]
Voucher
Today I went to the post office with my son Noah. He needed me to vouch for his identity so that he could get his passport. He lost his old passport in the Galleria fire in October. On the form I had to indicate what my relationship was to Noah. I asked the nice woman [...]
He is dead…but all is not well.
My son Noah called me last night around 10 PM to tell me the big news - U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden. He had hoped that the 10th Mountain Division (his home base while he was in the Army) was involved in this final resolution to a decade long saga. It seemed appropriate [...]
The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace…
Noah in Kandahar in 2004 "The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." ~Douglas MacArthur I too pray for peace and I recognize that the price of freedom has come at a much higher cost for some than others. Today I [...]
Do you have your safety whistle?
My son Noah has a fairly strong sarcasm streak inserted into his sense-of-humor. He delights in his ability to deliver rapid-fire quips. In the last six months or so Noah has taken great glee in posting some of his sarcastic quips on my Facebook page. These quips often amuse others...sometimes they likewise amuse me...most days [...]
THE NEW FORTY 