“Not The Scrambled Eggs Again”

Originally Posted April 25, 2020 Memory is the faculty of the brain by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed.  Sounds simple enough. Yet at times it seems a bit more complex, more selective, more random.  I’ve lived away from my family in St. Louis for almost 50 years; yet, whenever we’re together … Continue reading “Not The Scrambled Eggs Again”

“Will Anyone Remember Me”

Today is the 68th anniversary of my father’s death. He died on April 21, 1956. Born in 1904, he would be 120 years old this year….”getting up there”. Time with my dad, circa 1947 I wonder if people will remember me in 2066, when I would be 120 years old ? Will they remember that … Continue reading “Will Anyone Remember Me”

“ Boy, I’d Look Good In A New Car”

Originally Posted Apr. 20, 2020 There’s a song called  “Even If”, by the group MERCY ME, that captures a truth about how God answers prayer sometimes YES and sometimes NO. "Looking Good..." “I know You're able and I know You canSave through the fire with Your mighty handBut even if You don'tMy hope is You alone”  It has to … Continue reading “ Boy, I’d Look Good In A New Car”

“Houston, We Have A Problem”

Originally Posted April 23, 2020 Perspective is “having a sense of proportion, knowing the relative importance of things”. It helps you navigate thru problems and life, especially in making decisions, in knowing what’s important and what’s not. It helps you know when to “go back to the drawing board and when to pull the plug”.  … Continue reading “Houston, We Have A Problem”

“Novelties Don’t Satisfy”

I was struck by a phrase from a John Janaro article on Evelyn Waugh’s conversion to the Catholic faith. It reads, “After WWI the traditional past seemed swept away by a cataclysmic war. At the same time, (they) were pulled in every direction by the brave new world of technological mastery, by rapid changes that promised … Continue reading “Novelties Don’t Satisfy”