Near Miss
Remember how they used to tell us that every cigarette we smoked would cut hours off our lives and that when we quit we could save all those weeks, months, maybe even years for our life expectancy? Well I had … Continue reading →
A Watch on Deck
I dreamed a dream and in that dream I saw a sailor standing on the deck of a great ship tossed on a rolling sea. He was young and strong with golden browned skin stretched tightly over his well toned … Continue reading →
Carl A. Holmes, Jr. – Testimony for His Grandchildren
Following is the Testimony of Carl A. Holmes written to his grandchildren several years before his passing from this world. Carl passed on in December of 2005 leaving his legacy to some fourteen grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. To my Grandchildren, … Continue reading →
Carl Alfred Holmes, Jr. – The Flight of a Lifetime
Carl Alfred Holmes, Junior was born 8 October 1925, the second child born to Carl Alfred Holmes, Senior and Ella Marie Milks Holmes while they were living in Celoron, Chautauqua county in western New York. On the other side of … Continue reading →
Who Do You Say That I Am?
Our Sunday School lesson this past week was taken from the Gospel of Mark, chapter 8 verses 27 through 38. It’s the pivotal passage of that gospel in which Jesus asks of His disciples, “Who do you say that I … Continue reading →
Why Do We Name Our Motorcycles?
Somewhere in my youth I determined that riding a motorcycle would be cool. Most specifically, I believed that riding would make me cool. I purchased for the astonishing price of one hundred seventy-five dollars a Honda 150 Dream. I know … Continue reading →
Tiger 1998 – 2005
I lost my cat on the tenth of December. He was only with us for seven years, but he was a very special friend to me. I used to say to people that he was able to understand English. I … Continue reading →
Kansas Dragons to the Sea
Daylight Thursday was taking its sweet time arriving. I rolled over several times in the wee morning hours to check the clock and find that the time was only a few minutes later than my previous inquiry. The plan was … Continue reading →
Christmas Memories
One year I opened a Christmas gift to discover two cap guns and a little leather gun belt with a holster on each side. I think there may have been a marshal’s badge in the set as well. Once Daddy … Continue reading →
The Turkey Toast
Today I will toast the magnificent beast Who has given herself to provide us this feast. I honor the life and the days she did live And I laud her with joy for the gift she did give. The hues … Continue reading →