My granddad always use to say, “Smile and the world smiles with you. Frown and you frown alone.” We often lose touch with spoken and honestly felt gems from great people like Granddaddy Mangum. But when something or someone brings folks like that back to life somehow, well… life seems to make sense again. Most … Continue reading
These days are quite strange. They always have been, I guess. But we have mostly always woken up to greet the shining of the sun through the lush green leaves in our yard or in the yard next door or in the park across the street. When there are no leaves, we simply cherish our … Continue reading
I don’t know where to begin. I really don’t. These days, beginnings are as mysterious as is the ultimate endings. And, apparently, remembering our beginnings and our past while living today is totally baffling to many of us. It always has been, I guess. But it doesn’t need to be. I grew up in a … Continue reading
2020 is good. It always has been. Beginning back in June of 1978, every Tuesday night, I would say, “Sweet! 20-20 is on TV tonight.” As a kid, my optometrist would always say at the end of my appointment, “Kid, you don’t need to be here. You have 20-20!” Look, I know the year 2020 … Continue reading
As a parent, you always seem to panic about nonsense. Even when your child is an adult. You worry about stuff. Is your kid happy? Is your kid well fed? Why is the kid coughing? What troubles the kid? You know. Just stupid stuff parents worry about. Look, I really don’t care for Hallmark created … Continue reading
Damn, ya’ll. The last Lunar I posted was almost two years ago – in October of 2018. I guess jobs and lack of absolute security kept me more focused on steady work and rest. Honestly, though, I am pathetic. It took me six months of being cooped up like a chicken on its way to … Continue reading
Just as is the word, “love,” the word, “friend” seems to often be superficial and overused. I have doubted my own sincerity when using so often those two worn out words. But I am a fool. So I forgive myself. Look, I have made no bones about this. With the problems my age seems to … Continue reading
Maybe I’m just a confused old man. Maybe my confusion has lead me to just this side of a Silver Alert. I really don’t know exactly what’s going on within each moment I live these days. But I know some things. It puzzles me, too, why it is that I know what I know. “Why … Continue reading
As we grow older, I suppose, we grow accustomed to our own patterns of life. We choose or not to follow some principled path of promise. If we don’t follow whatever trail we choose, we allow the prevailing winds to carry us to wherever we need to be. Even in the face of promise, winds … Continue reading
I call my higher power, “God.” And, until today, I did not totally trust Him. Or any higher power for that matter. I think there are many of us going through such things. Folks of all ages. It just seems bizarre for someone my age to go through any of this. But, honestly, I kind … Continue reading
