Lagniappe
Life is a marvelous adventure filled with wonderment if you just pause to observe. I’ve been told I’m a gulper, not a sipper and that applies to all I do. Lagniappe is my creative writing on observations about being a human being. I hope you enjoy gulping!
Serendipity and the greater gene pool
A friend was outraged over the idea of ordering groceries over the Web. “Cyber groceries. Web watermelon. Internet ice cream! Good God. Can you believe that? We’re going to close ourselves off from all human contact.” I said that, actually, I’d love to order my...
Pie suppers
When I moved to the country, life had much to teach me. Educated, young and thinking I knew damn near everything, I was introduced to a whole new way of seeing in my years in the wilderness. One of the new concepts I was introduced to was pie suppers. Doy was a...
A duck for a daughter is not a match destined for eternity
Man and animal, it’s an ancient combination. We observe them. We marvel at them. We capture them. On occasion they capture us. We train them to be our eyes and ears. We work them and pamper them. We befriend them, care for them and love them. We breed them, adopt them...
Household disharmony
The Cold War has returned. Attempts at diplomacy have failed utterly. The air is filled with tension and a sense of betrayal. Intrigue is rampant. The only question is who will strike first. This Cold War isn’t being waged by communists or even fascists, but in the...