Rocks on the Railroad Tracks

Rocks on the Railroad Tracks

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhen I was 11 years old, I had the good fortune of spending a number of Friday nights at the home of my best friend, Larry.Larry and his family had the good fortune of living right beside an active railroad...
Herding Cats

Herding Cats

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Mary Sue and I share life with 10 cats.  I almost wrote “own,” but as all pet fanciers discover, the cat-human connection is more like a partnership than ownership. We never planned on reaching feline...
May the Fourth

May the Fourth

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s a very big deal if you manage to appear in the Star Wars cinematic universe.Even if you’re on the screen for a grand total of two seconds. In The Empire Strikes Back, after a dramatic...
Tell It Slant

Tell It Slant

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Rod Serling, Hollywood’s “angry young man” during the 1950s, had a dream. He would write and produce cutting-edge TV dramas that explored the social issues he cared about passionately. Those included...
Hanging on Every Word

Hanging on Every Word

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Something has been bothering me for 37 years. This week, I finally did something about it. In 1989, the McDonalds ventured to a local theater to see Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, lighthearted family fare about...