Do you ever get tired of waiting – waiting for winter to end (It’s not even actually begun yet!) – waiting for the children to tidy their room – waiting to see a doctor while the sign in his reception room says you’ll be charged for missing an appointment – waiting for Christmas to come?   ... No matter what our age waiting can build one’s patience or test it to its very core.  ...   [READ MORE]

Do you remember those old movies that involved a person falling into quicksand?  I remember old movies where some unfortunate individual would accidently get into quicksand.  They would get stuck in what looked like gooey muck on screen even though quick sand is really very fine particles of very dry [...] [READ MORE]

With Thanksgiving almost here have you thought of anything to complain about?  How about the weather?  The other day I commented to someone what a beautiful day it was.  They agreed and then couldn’t resist adding, “But the wind is really cool.”  I’d missed that.  I’d missed a chance to [...] [READ MORE]