A thankful heart
The definition of thanksgiving is the act of giving thanks toward something or someone. When I hear the word thanksgiving I think of food,...
Thanksgiving thoughts, 2017
Some surviving family writings from the 1800s provide perspective on being thankful for a wide variety of things. Thus we may be thankful:For natural...
Random thoughts: Cat food to Rike’s
Do you ever have days or months when random thoughts come into your head? Well this is my day for random thoughts. This now...
Editorial roundup
Nov. 14, The New York Times on the House Judiciary Committee hearing where Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned:The House Judiciary Committee hearing on...
Calling all phone-o-philes
Don’t say you weren’t given due notice. Remember a few weeks ago, I casually mentioned I got a new phone? I stated pretty baldly...
Why does granddaughter help others?
Dear Grandparenting: I have a bunch of grandchildren. Last time I checked there were 17, but who knows? That’s our family joke since we...
Gun control shouldn’t be this hard
Before the gun lobby or its sycophants in Congress bring out their usual talking points for why we can’t ever have common sense gun...
Turmoil in Zimbabwe
One of the most interesting and perhaps intriguing events of the early 21st century is happening right now and it’s something that very few...
Tax plan just a money grab for corporations
Republicans are pushing a huge corporate tax cut bill through Congress. You might’ve seen a lot of coverage trying to sort out “who wins”...
Daniel talks turkey about marriage
To all of you far and near, a lot of you are probably wondering how our family is doing with our new additions of...