Picture of the Day
Most Important Word
Here’s the question: What is the most important word in the world ?
My neighbors saw Louie and me walking and ran out to tell us they have a new baby in the family: His name is Leo. He joins… Continue reading
CREATIVE
Jackson Pollack painted this picture in 1947.
He said “On the floor I am more at ease, I feel nearer, more a part of the painting, since this way I can walk around in it, work from the four… Continue reading
Abortion
My friend Valerie, a thirty five year old doctor, called with wonderful news. She was pregnant. She and her husband Joe, also a doctor, had been trying for a while with discouraging results. Then suddenly, a baby was on the… Continue reading
Weeds and Wildlife
If you live in Kansas, there are about four days in the spring and four days in the fall when you can comfortably get outside and garden. (Comfortably is the operative word.) Like the rest of the country, we’ve… Continue reading
Pinky Says: THE SPOILS OF WAR–THE AMBER ROOM
One of the real thrills of travel to Russia is to go to the Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo to see the Amber Room. Amber is the anciently dried resin from prehistoric trees and is most easily obtained… Continue reading


