Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Artist Unknown It must be my age but I am feeling nostalgic about the arrival of fall. In my life, I feel certain that I have reached September. I might as well have left the Christmas decorations out because the calendar pages have turned faster than ever before. Willie Nelson is singing on my interior … Continue reading Stepheny’s Reflection: Reaching September
Is it really the end of summer already? Yet here I am in spirit, back in New York for the US Open. There are new names to learn, new faces and talent to watch, and some great matches being played. However, without Roger Federer, who has retired, the game lacks its usual style and grace. … Continue reading Labor Day Weekend – US Open Tennis
We have an edited version of Kamala Harris going on. This should be a significant challenge given her limited accomplishments as VP, but she is being portrayed as righteous and capable. I am flabbergasted that the leaders of the Democrat party are willing to invest their political capital in her. Though her win would postpone … Continue reading To Believe Again In ‘The Precious Experiment’
I found this image years ago, and I still cherish it. It brings back memories of our friend, an Episcopal priest from the Chicago diocese, who later became a Bishop in Kansas. Before his move, he would baptize the little ones in a bird bath in the church yard, which I also loved. This photo … Continue reading June 13, ’24 – The Endless Summer: Nostalgia for Days Filled with Dewy Grass and Fireflies
The first presidential debate will be held on June 27 in CNN’s Atlanta studios with no audience present, according to a news release from the network on May 15. I see two possibilities on the matter. There is no way Biden can stay on his horse. 1) Because of health issues he withdraws from his … Continue reading If All Politics Is Local – Hold On Tight Rocky Mount, NC – The Summer Rodeo Starts June 27
The part of me that has spent 10 weeks on three different trips to Israel, the part that has a bookshelf filled with books I have read on the Palestine/ Israeli conflict along with precious memories of being a pilgram in The Holy Land, that's the part that wants to have an all out temper … Continue reading Beyond Rocky Mount: Biden & Blinken On My Last Nerve Concerning Israel
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