Category Archives: Commentary

I have a question for you. Would you like to see more miracles? Or perhaps even, for some, experience a miracle for the first time? I have a “method” that I would like to share, but I’m not a Methodist. … Continue reading →

These words are endangered. They are one step away from being “obsolete”. Once that happens they will disappear. Please look them over and if they are useful… use them. I wouldn’t want “Egad” to go away. 1. Abaft—toward or at … Continue reading →

Obviously, a huge thank you for those who took the time to acknowledge this for me. What’s wrong with the rest of you that just scrolled on? Okay, at 74 I’m a bit crabbier than 73. I do feel an … Continue reading →

Good grief, it’s been a few years since I was in a library. They still have books, and the Dewey Decimal system. I overhear the librarian giving a tour, something is wrong with Mr. Dewey, but they still use his … Continue reading →

Today, in 1944, my sister died from complications of Scarlet Fever. Before penicillin this was often a killing disease, but many did survive with medical care. Unfortunately, this didn’t take place because of poverty, and some religious influence. It’s a … Continue reading →

I have a fun suggestion. Try removing just one word from your speech or thoughts for one month. If the word comes up, as it will naturally do, dismiss it quickly, as if it never happened. The word is banished … Continue reading →

I went to my brother’s funeral service this weekend. It was a time of remembrance, and a time of the spoken word. They are not always the same story. It was a time of healing of old wounds, and a … Continue reading →

I taught graphic design for many years, and I always mentioned the two projects that professional designers dreamed about. The first would be designing a typeface that becomes popular. This is not only financially rewarding, but it is amazing to … Continue reading →

Oh Boy… It wasn’t the lyrics of a classic song, it was the announced death of a person I’ve known for forty years. Relationships made at work are in a peculiar box. Often they are simply “associates”, people that are … Continue reading →

Frederick Wilhelm Diestler was born on May 6, 1860 in Lansing, Allamakee Countyt, Iowa. The new Republican Party had nominated Abraham Lincoln for the November election in 1860, and he won! In the months before the election the country was … Continue reading →