A baseball game. Eleven and 12-year-olds. Roughly one third of the team bursts into tears at some point, many of them after talking to their coach.
I was driving between farms the other day and noticed that the wild roses were blooming, so I stopped and took a photo.
I went to the doctor last week with about four issues I wanted checked out. I like to store things up, so I don’t feel like I’m wasting anyone…
In 1771, King Adolf Frederick of Sweden died after eating a meal of caviar, lobster, sauerkraut and champagne, along with 14 helpings of dessert.
Okay, May, thanks. You can stop trying so hard now. Save a little for the other months.
Saturday, the sun foretold a clear and crisp day. The temperature was barely above freezing, but the day held promise anyway. I don’t understa…
We may have had a breakthrough in honoring a basic rule of the universe. On Easter Sunday, I loaded up Grandchildren One through Three to see …
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As I was preparing for a talk to an agricultural group, I read an article about Greek philosophy.
Last Saturday morning, I took Grandchildren Four and Five to see my father.
My wife and I watched “Nomadland” recently. It’s a good movie – good story, good acting, skillfully done. I’m just not sure what all the fuss …
As of this writing on the morning of Feb. 14, it was 13 degrees below zero in North Pole, Alaska.
Not meaning to brag, but I may have found the secret to happiness – in the top of a coffee cup.
This morning I’m dealing with a stiff neck, a bothersome splinter, and a few other issues.
I think we should take a mulligan for 2020.
Everyone likes to watch a chicken frolic. I know that. That’s not the problem.
I’m in so much trouble.
There’re times when blessings rain down like, you know, rain.
“Papa,” Number Five said, “we need to make a fire thing.”
“I love this place,” I said. “It’s just so ... science-y.”
I have a great new career opportunity.
I may be a genius.
It was Harry Truman’s birthday recently.
Don’t throw your cat.
We’d had three extras in our house recently because ... well, you know the reason.
We had guests for lunch. In honor of the occasion, I put on pants with a belt and a shirt with buttons. They’re probably going to be our last …
An old woman raises her hand in church to testify.
There a lot of days when I feel like my life gets worse as soon as I go past my mailbox and enter the larger world.