During the coronavirus pandemic. I am usually a very optimistic person, but this feeling of isolation gets on one’s nerves. In the words of a wise philosopher, “This too will pass.” Nevertheless, going through a time of trial is no fun. For some reason these current events caused a writing of Edgar Allen Poe to […]
What a sad state of affairs! The coronavirus has played havoc with our lives, and no one knows how long this will continue. With everything closing (church, senior center, restaurants, etc.), I feel as if I’m a prisoner in my own home. Nevertheless, I thank God that I am healthy, and I pray that I […]
Sunrise off a beach near Cape Fear “The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of His hands. ” Psalm 19:1 “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. ” Marcus Aurelius
From whence do we arrive our concept of beauty? I will never forget going on a fishing boat out to the Gulf Stream, some thirty miles off the coast of Carolina Beach, North Carolina. I was ten or eleven at the time, and I believe I was the first person on the boat to get […]
Two weeks ago Joseph Biden appeared to be a dead man walking. Suddenly, his political fortunes have experienced a revival. Most political observers were surprised by Biden’s impressive showing on Super Tuesday, March 3rd. On that day the former Vice-President won Democratic primaries in ten states. Bernie Sanders won only four. Biden was an […]
Have you ever experienced a phenomenon for which there appeared to be no logical explanation? Many years ago, sometime around 1950, my family and I were driving south on a highway near Raleigh, North Carolina. We were coming out of a rainstorm, and suddenly a white ball slowly dropped from the sky and landed […]
I remember my first movie. I can still call to mind images from that movie some eighty-five years after seeing it. I was five years old, and my parents took to me to a theater in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, to see a recently released film, Treasure Island, starring Wallace Berry, Lionel Barrymore, and the […]
A few days ago I had a brief political discussion with a casual friend. We stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum, so we usually avoid any exchange of opinions on that subject. On this occasion, however, I sought her reaction to the Democrat debate that had occurred the previous evening. It was […]
Asheville, NC North Carolina extends about 500 miles east to west, from the Atlantic seashore to the Appalachian mountains. As a young boy I lived about half-way between, near the city of Greensboro; and during the summer we would usually vacation at the shore. Eventually, my father purchased property at Carolina Beach, and we moved […]
Verily, verily. Truly, truly. Oh, how I long for a bit of honest reporting. Those who hate President Trump are often dishonest in their portrayal of the man. He is described as a misogynistic racist of the worst sort, and his supporters are often pictured as uneducated cretins. Yes, Trump has many personal faults, including […]
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