Fences are important. Thanks to rambunctious yearling bulls, our fences were holey—not holy. When fences fail, they must be repaired or animals escape and farmers … [Read more...]
Happy High Summer!
June 21st was the summer solstice—the official first day of summer. That’s when the North Pole tilts toward the sun and sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere hangs so … [Read more...]
Be careful what you carry into homes where you’re a guest.
My last blog discussed garbagemen or more euphemistically sanitation removal specialists or recycling engineers. Here’s my true story of what not to do when being … [Read more...]
Dreamworthy Semantics and Euphemisms – Our thoughts determine our words
Besides writing, I’ve taught university in classrooms and/or online for years and love it. Sometimes my sons or grandchildren have attended my classes. I love what … [Read more...]
Thanks, Ben Franklin, for the Lending Library and so much more!
Thank you, Benjamin Franklin for inventing half-moon glasses, Franklin stoves, lightning rods, lending libraries, and so much more. This puckish man didn’t do … [Read more...]
Bizarre and Wonderful Libraries
I appreciate a dear friend sending this fascinating article, “6 of the World’s Most Unusual Libraries” because with a manuscript deadline of May 29th to finish Books … [Read more...]
