THE BUFFALO—An American Icon By Dr. Lorin Swinehart The two huge buffalo grazed peacefully alongside the gravel lane, the first wild members of that species I had yet seen, and I gave in to the compulsion to stop and leave the car, armed with my trusty Rite-Aid disposable camera. At the time, I was […]
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A.A.A.D.D.— Know The Symptoms! Courtesy of Christy Wiseman Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder. Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start
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Street Cleaners Les Cases D´Alcanar, Cataluña, Spain By Julie Galosy There were two of them. The Laurel and Hardy of dust men except the skinny one was short. They had an elaborate act, complete with costumes and props. The biggest prop was the huge sweeper machine. Hoarding two giant circular brushes, it moved along,
What is “Bycatch” and why should I care? A book review by Clare Gearhart In Bycatch, the author, Sally Asante, provides us with an unflinching study of the psychological nuances of violence and guilt set against the background of the genocide in Rwanda. On the micro level, she speaks to the guilt and shame
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Love Among The Wrinkles By Margie Keane Tears irrigate wrinklesIn Mama’s face, tricklingDown, splopping off her chin. “I’m old,”She says, “I looked in the mirrorAnd it shows an old crone, but I feel so young.Where has my life gone? How can I be loved? With my grandchildren I feel loved.They make me forget my
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Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan-Dominguez There is something rotten in Helsinki Borrowing from Shakespeare’s Hamlet (who and what better to cadge from?), the reviews are in regarding President Trump’s recent performance in Moscow and they are devastating, many coming from members of his own political party, to wit: Sen. John McCain, (R): “No American
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Charlotte’s World-Wide Web By Mark Sconce Just Imagine…somewhere in the world right now, a child or the parent of a child is turning the first page of the most popular children’s story in U.S. history, translated into at least 35 languages. They’re reading the first sentence in Swedish or Mandarin or Braille: “‘Where’s Papa
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A Dog’s Allegiance By Robert James Taylor What say you, my faithful friend We are both old now- our years the same What lies ahead, we can’t pretend We both know we face the end. But master dear, I sense your whim Our time together is running thin My wish to go please don’t
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A HAPPY MAN—Harry’s Story (And Mine, Too!) By Sydney Gay(Continued from last month) I Laugh Then I Cry My husband and I moved to Ajijic, Mexico twelve years ago, the way we moved here seems like a miracle to me. Perhaps a miraculous childhood had something to do with it. World War Two, one year
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Age Is Just A State Of Mind By Kathy Koches Most of the time I don’t think about my age. It is just something that is and it doesn’t bother me one way or the other. That old adage “You’re only as old as you feel” never meant much to me until recently. I
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