by Morning Reflections | May 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
You never know what you might hear when the best man proposes a toast at a wedding reception. Everything depends, of course, on the relationship between the best man and the groom. Not to mention whether he’s already had a few drinks too many. And whether he’s...
by Morning Reflections | May 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
A few years ago I ran across an advertisement for a love potion. It was called Love’s Bouquet. At the top of the ad were four exciting words: Never Be Lonely Again! Further down it read: “Just a touch or two of this powerful love-potion-in-a-bottle is all you...
by Morning Reflections | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday evening, mother-and-daughter singing duo Naomi and Wynonna Judd were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Wynonna accepted the honor all by herself. Her 76-year-old mom had taken her own life the day before. The Judds were lavishly successful,...
by Morning Reflections | May 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s your ultimate game show fantasy. You’re the last contestant standing with Monty Hall on the original Let’s Make a Deal. Aside from the fact you’re dressed in an outfit that will embarrass your grandchildren when they watch the reruns years later, you now...
by Morning Reflections | May 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the great things about owning a barn in the Midwest is that every spring and summer it becomes a home for barn swallows. These strikingly beautiful visitors are endowed with navy blue backs, cream-colored undersides, a dab of orange under the beak, and...
by Morning Reflections | May 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
During World War II, America’s Office of Strategic Services – the precursor to the CIA – was assigned the task of devising subversive ways to help defeat Japan. Some of the OSS’s initiatives could best be described as non-traditional. More than two...
