Even on vacation it’s difficult to get away from the blaring headlines that tell us our governmental budgets are out of whack, that we should all compromise as long as it’s the other guy who does it, and that the

 … finish reading Stretch that Budget

It’s been a longer than usual summer this year. It started on June 17 and ended today. It wasn’t the usual summer either; one filled with vacation plans and suntan lotion, good books and great meals. Rather it was filled

 … finish reading Summer’s Over

Most of the stores I frequent are on the west side of town, while we now live on the east side. So, in the past few months, I have tried a variety of routes to get from the one side

 … finish reading The Nickerson Light

The word ‘mistake’ is rarely used alone, which leads me to believe there are many kinds of them. A minor mistake, for instance, probably has little consequence in the big picture, although it might make you late for a dinner

 … finish reading Mistakes

I’m sitting in my office staring between the horizontal slats of the blinds on the window. It’s early morning, and I keep the blinds down because I usually arrive at my computer in varying degrees of undress. I don’t want

 … finish reading Some Days