“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift.
That's why we call it the present.”
— Babatunde Olatunji (similar to
an earlier quote by Eleanor Roosevelt)
If you have already read my previous article entitled ‘Oh No! I’m Mmming Again’
you will understand what the “mmming” is all about.
If not, or if you need a brief refresher, it’s simply a
sort of moaning sound I make when life’s troubles get
overwhelming. With the recession, deaths, health problems,
furniture and appliances falling apart, and day-to-day stresses,
you can rightly guess I’ve done more than my fair share
of it this year. With our bankruptcy now behind us, a humble
but sweet Christmas with my family, and hope for better things
to come, I find myself posing the question: Is the mmming over…
or at least almost over? [Read full article]
Essence of Joyous Christmas
From our homemade Christmas card in 1992
Discovered in the archives on December 21, 2009
and posted here the following day
‘TWAS a week before Christmas, and all through the city,
The prices on gifts — they were simply a pity!
The shoppers were buying their last-minute stuff,
Just hoping that there would be money enough.
AT NIGHT, from the chimney, the stockings were hung.
Some practical joker… [Read full article]
Psalm 109:8 the Wrong Prayer for Obama
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Today, while reading comments on a news article, I
ran across this: “Pray for Obama — Psalm 109:8.”
Looking up the passage, I read: “May his days be few;
may another take his place of leadership.” Okay, I thought;
someone is praying for his removal from presidential office, probably
when his term expires. But the following verses sound far more
sinister… [Read full article]
