The Mystery of Reality
When I worked at Borders, I used to spend my lunch hours wandering the store aisles and thumbing the pages of all those wonderful books. One day, I picked up a book called “The Hidden Messages in Water” by Dr. Masaru Emoto. It was pretty interesting, because if the evidence is credible, water consciously responds [...]
Let the Music Play
“Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes. Yesterday, at about 11:30 in the morning, I felt a blast shake my house. Curious, I went outside to see what was up. Nothing [...]
High Tea in a Blueblood Bat Cave
Last night, I decided to go highbrow and watch Masterpiece Classic’s, Downton Abbey. I just love those English manor tales where you can practically crawl into the lush gardens, oak-paneled libraries, and draped four-poster beds. When the Lady of the Manor pulls the cord for tea, I am right there, Lady Ann, in my little [...]
Gliding Down an Icy Hill on a Snowy Day: Remembering Kent Grade School
I woke up this morning to a sprinkling of snow, not much more than a thimble’s worth, but as I sit here drinking a cup of steaming, hot chocolate, my thoughts drift back to my childhood and cold winters’ mornings at Kent Elementary on Snow Days. The school had two classrooms of four grades each. [...]


