Monthly Archives: September 2016
Haiku Happiness Journals
In a conversation with my granddaughter, Peyton, a while back, she confided in me that she is keeping a journal. She also told me that sometimes she writes her entries in haiku poetry form*. What a cool idea! Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I was browsing a bookstore for a gift for … Continue reading
Lessons from my goldfish
There surely seems to be a lot of horrid things going on lately. In my little, boring town there have been two separate shootings in the past few days that have left people dead and hurting. Glance at the national news and you’ll see shootings and stabbings and bombs. I don’t want to think about … Continue reading
Basket of deplorables
Voltaire is credited with saying “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” From what I know of our Founding Fathers, many of them could have been and probably were influenced by Voltaire and certainly were influenced by other gentlemen of noble ideas. The rebel … Continue reading