Unfortunately, my current feelings about Valentine’s Day have been tempered by my conviction that the day has been hijacked by Hallmark, Tele-florists, and various candy companies. However, I do remember a time in my life when Valentine’s Day was something… Read more >
I choose to begin this entry with what might have been a postscript. I share it first because it states very clearly my feelings for a friend whom I lost a few years ago, but who is in my thoughts every… Read more >
I must reveal that I was once the “master of escape.” The chicken wire pen that enclosed a shaded section of our small backyard proved no obstacle to my frequent quests for adventure. Although it was meant to protect my… Read more >
Winter had come again, proclaiming the halfway point in my fifth year of school. This winter was especially memorable, and not just because of the stinging below zero temperatures and daily wind blown snowfalls; winters in Northwest Indiana were rarely… Read more >