Sunday, February 15, 2026

Current contemplation: To Lent or not to Lent?

›
I haven't been very religious for the past decade or so. I haven't been a practicing Catholic for much, much longer than that. I gen...
2 comments:
Friday, February 13, 2026

What is -- Living the good life?

›
In all honesty -- I have a good life. It is simple; that is for sure. I am not wealthy, but I have more than I need. I have simple pleasures...
1 comment:
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

February in the Ozarks!

›
Yesterday was coffee on the deck.   Today I'm by the fireplace! Must be February in the Ozarks! No worries, though. Every day in Februar...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Morning on the deck

›
It has been a minute! With a deck temperature of 60 (15c) degrees, I decided that it would be a good morning to enjoy coffee on the deck tod...
2 comments:
Thursday, February 05, 2026

A Church for Hermits

›
It has been a wonderful morning! I had breakfast with two friends this morning -- a couple of guys that I had not seen in quite some time. W...
1 comment:
Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Wednesday Wisdom

›
 "He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn, is in great danger." --Confucius
Tuesday, February 03, 2026

February

›
It's February! I am looking forward to some warmer temperatures, although I think the snow covered ground is keeping them a little coole...
1 comment:
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Eleven Years

›
Today marks eleven years since the official end of my career as an air traffic controller.  As much as I enjoyed the ATC gig, being retired ...
2 comments:
Friday, January 30, 2026

Can We Just Skip Ahead to Spring?

›
January is finally coming to an end, but it looks like the disturbance in the polar vortex will continue to bring cold weather to the Midwes...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Regrets

›
Earlier this week I read a post that someone shared about their parent's regrets about not having been active during the civil rights de...
2 comments: