Theatre

Theatre

I watch in disbelief as our political theatre plays out in the present. In war, the term “theatre” refers to a specific geographic area where operations are to take place. A bit different than the famous Globe Theatre in London.  I will get back to that topic in...
Chicken or the Egg

Chicken or the Egg

It is an age old question, which comes first?  The amniotic egg is thought to be 340 million years  of age, the first chickens are traced back only 58 million years ago. The simple answer is that the egg must have come first.  Now you know one possible...
Cicadas

Cicadas

If only Hemingway was still alive, alas,  we must settle for reading one of his amazing novels or pondering the timelessness of a few great quotes. My favorites this week, “it takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.” Hemingway also...
Flowers for Ooma

Flowers for Ooma

It was a busy week with Karen and I embracing our Grandparent’s role, we had 7 year old Clio as our house guest for a full week. She is a pleasure and you will hear no complaints—well any issues are around getting Clio to all of her sports and school events. We also...
Anticipation

Anticipation

Margie Marie had a wonderful seventh birthday week. The parties extend over some extra time. Margie is a Star Wars girl, born on May 4th. It is a clever idea that we recount those famous words of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to young Skywalker with a modern twist; “may...