I was able to visit Mom a little while ago. Because of Covid, we had to wear masks and keep some distance. But I think that is understandable in a time such as this. She’s not the only one living…
Read moreDec 8 2020
I was able to visit Mom a little while ago. Because of Covid, we had to wear masks and keep some distance. But I think that is understandable in a time such as this. She’s not the only one living…
Read moreMar 19 2020
I Got an F in Music
1977, my senior year of high school.In one semester I got an F in music. It was not at all expected, but very much deserved. It was the best grade I have ever received…
Read moreSep 17 2019
It is the little things that count. Yet the tiniest of occurrences also seem to have another effect. Particularly when it is tied to a strong event in our life. When we break a flower inadvertently or poke a hole…
Read moreMay 30 2019
A Sack of Seeds - 2019 Jeff Raught
Burdens are heavy. That’s why they are called burdens. But I wonder if too often we think about them as merely dead weight. Cumbersome baggage that we either try to constantly carry…
Read moreSep 10 2018
Time is a funny thing. We can’t really contain it. Oh we can set time limits for games and sports, but that’s not what I mean. I’m talking about some of the phrases we use about time, that seem…
Read moreAug 12 2018
Dad was a mortician, in our early life, a funeral director, an undertaker. He liked the term undertaker as you undertake things, you step in during trying times.
The Mustache Story.
A man died. He had a mustache…
Read moreAug 12 2018
One evening I arrived home late after a gig. As I stood in the driveway, I looked around and noticed there were no more lightning bugs, or fireflies if you prefer. I wondered, is it possible to pay attention…
Read moreAug 12 2018
THE HONEYCOMB
Whenever someone close in your life passes away in death, people often respond with, “I’m sorry for your loss,” in part because most of us never really know what to say. From what I have overheard in the…
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