Month: December 2022

I almost jumped back in shock when I opened the Christmas present that my daughter and her family gave me. It was a Purdue…

Great teachers, it seems, are never forgotten. Last week I posted on Facebook a quick story about John R. Vogel, who taught choir for…

The neighbors two doors north were rocking their car back and forth, stuck in the driveway. If the wind chill hadn’t been minus-23, I…

I received one of the best early Christmas gifts on Sunday, December 4. It required no shopping or wrapping, just an openness to spontaneity….

My Christmas column last week stirred up some memories for a few of our readers. So I’ll let them have the (needle-covered) floor. Here…

My wife would sleep like a rock if only a rock softly and sweetly snored. You get the point, though. Once she falls asleep,…

You will never confuse me as being the guy who has it all figured out.             I do spend a lot of time thinking about…

Sometimes we feel that the past is past, and there’s nothing we can do about it. But sometimes there are lessons waiting for us…

I like multi-colored strands of lights for our two trees — one small real one from Roseland Garden Center and our nine-foot artificial one…

Does anyone else hate that certain radio stations and most retail stores start playing only Christmas music in early November? And if that weren’t…

For almost 10 years, I’ve kept a “Home Journal,” writing about the major discoveries or changes we’ve made to the property we moved into…

I drew a few curious looks as I sat on the hood of my car in the Kroc Center’s parking lot and watched a…

I guess I fell for Christine McVie in September of 1975 … with my wife at my side. That’s when I saw McVie perform…