Does your symbol pass the cymbal test?
We’re getting ready to take part in a short-term missions trip to South America, and our group has been spending some time looking at the kind…
Words for the side-of-the-road club
I have a friend who is an engineer. He talks plainly and makes and mends things. And one time he spoke words to me that were…
No more “national conversations,” please
When I am appointed Public Speech Czar, I will be announcing a list of outlawed phrases and buzzwords that will be punishable by fine for a…
The overlooked importance of peripheral vision
Trimming our budget and saving the environment, we have swapped one of our two cars for a scooter on which I get to pootle round for…
The most important thing
So it’s half-time in the big game. Things could go either way, and you have time to say only one thing to your team before they…
Heaven, the Sinatra way
When it comes to understanding heaven, I take what you could call the Gay Talese approach. He is the journalist best known for his masterful Esquire…
Too moany about money?
I have this love-hate relationship with money. I’d love to have more and hate that I don’t. Sometimes I like to imagine what I’d do if…
Overlooked on the road to hell
Josanna sat on the sidewalk on the edge of the Passage to Hell. That was the name they gave to the Independence Square area in Recife,…
I want to be part of the hip crowd
I am now officially a member of the older set. The proof: I recently attended a movie premiere exclusively for AARP members. And, yes, Marcia and…
For the record, albums are best
There’s nothing quite like pulling down an album from the shelf to invoke a little nostalgia. I smile at the hairstyles. Chuckle at the fashions. Recall…
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