Leaving a local restaurant tonight I noticed an older middle age gentleman smoking on the covered porch outside. He was alone, as are most smokers these days, since smoking is banned in so many places. The moon had risen in the east. He was looking east in the direction of the moon. He seemed to [...]
Category: Stories of Life
Umlaut the Cat
“Umlaut”, aptly named for the German symbol (two dots) over any vowel in the German alphabet, is my cat. I did not know he was my cat until my daughter Hannah presented him to me after she and her mother went to a fancy cat breeder. Umlaut had been designated as a “non-show cat” by [...]
Quiet Time
I don’t know if you are like me in seeking solitude. At least once a week, I need to get away from people – their problems and life’s interruptions and find a quiet place simply to be. Introverts like me seek renewal away from other persons by entering into nature for a time of quiet [...]
Aunt Helen
My father Ben had two brothers, Richard and Keith. Richard died in his mid-thirties of a massive heart attack (He was a heavy smoker), but Uncle Keith is still living as far as I know, and he never smoked. Aunt Helen was the only sister of the group, and I think she was born after [...]
Poke Salad
My mother was a very sensible woman. As an only child, and growing up on a 46 acre farm in the country, she had a lot of time to explore and learn about nature. She trained in Laboratory Science and work for several years in laboratory technology. When I was a child, she delighted in [...]
Modern Stories of the Way 