Lost in Translation

Of course, along with the rest of the Christian world, our family celebrated Christmas 2014 today. The kids were all over and we opened gifts together early this morning. Then Janet prepared her traditional Christmas Day brunch, we cleaned up,…

The last several weeks have been very busy for Janet and me. Last week, our niece, Emily, had hip surgery here in Carmel and she has been recuperating at our home until last Friday when she and her mother, Janet's younger…

After writing my post last night, I was all set to take several days off and then, much to my surprise, a topic came along that I just couldn't ignore - I just had to write about it this evening.…

This time of year is difficult for many people. They may have gone through a number of transitions in their lives - job loss, divorce, illness, even the loss of a loved one. And this time of year doesn't necessarily…

... go awry once in a while. And that's what happened today, Thanksgiving Day, 2014. To be perfectly honest, I am a little embarrassed about it. Especially after I wrote a post yesterday about having prepared the holiday turkeys for…

We're less than two days away from Thanksgiving 2014 - a distinctly American holiday centered around the idea of acknowledging the settlers who came to America so many years ago and found freedom here. I ran across several fun facts…

Earlier this week, I was in Evansville on business and ran across a restaurant that had an interesting name - it was dedicated to Chicago style food - especially pizza and burgers. Now it's been a long time since I…

I was watching the news earlier this evening and was surprised to hear that there have been several incidents involving benefactors going to Walmart stores across the country and paying off the layaway balances for people who had items on payment…

A group of people I am involved in got into a discussion about Pat, a dear friend of ours who I have written about many times in the past. Pat is indispensable to Janet and me - not only do we…

On this Veteran's Day 2014, it is fitting and proper to remember all those men and women who have served this country regardless of the war or conflict that we were involved in at the time. Personally, I missed the…