Before beginning to read this piece you should know that it includes some words which in years past my family and friends were not accustomed to hearing from me. I do believe they properly represent the message of the piece. … Continue reading →
Kyle is a toddler. More specifically, Kyle is a toddler who toddles where he pleases with little or no regard to external instructions or expectations. Kyle is the most recent arrival of his father’s progeny, in fact, he is the … Continue reading →
One wintery Sunday morning Marie, a dear friend of Yamos Dunn, came to him with a parenting dilemma. “We have a problem,” she said. “Carmen has written her letter to Santa.” “And?” “She wants a reindeer for Christmas.” “Not very … Continue reading →
It has been said of some that they march to the beat of a different drummer. Of Yamos Dunn it was said that he danced to the tune of a fiddler only he could hear. Yamos Dunn, of course, was … Continue reading →
Right at midnight on a Wednesday we were making our way across St. Louis on I-64. The goal was to get east of St.Louis before sitting down for the night, or morning. We were almost there, on the portion of … Continue reading →
This morning I chose the cold weather jacket, not because the temperature rendered the mesh jacket inappropriate, although it’s been close to there several times over the past few weeks, but because the radar indicated there were a number of … Continue reading →
Sunday, 24 August, brought a beautiful afternoon to East Kansas. The heavens were a pale blue with a spattering of powder puff clouds drifting west to east across the sky. The day was warm, but not oppressively so. It was … Continue reading →
Thursday morning I rode the flyway into work for the first time in over a month. The winter weather has been unusually harsh this year with snow and ice lying on the ground for weeks rather than our normal few … Continue reading →
Did you ever look at the sky on an overcast day, see the edge of the clouds and think I’ll bet that’s just ten miles south and I’ll bet the sun is shining on the other side, and hear the … Continue reading →
