One of our greatest treasures is being stolen. This is not good.

white concrete statue of man

There have been three incidents in my adult life when something was taken from me or a family member. At least that I know of. The first of those happened in St. Louis back in the days when most cars had a radio antenna. My wife and I came out of a shopping center to […]

Names are important. Let’s get them right.

white and red pitcher

I don’t remember how old I was when I learned that names have meaning — probably grade school. But I do remember that the first thing I wanted to know was what my name meant. There was no Google (a number of almost infinite size, which is not just about the information they provide but […]

Give us more! The woke and Turkish Delight.

The Chronicles of Narnia leather-bound rare book by Barnes and Noble New York

In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the best known book in The Chronicles of Narnia, there is a boy named Edmund. Edmund has two sisters, Lucy and Susan, and a brother named Peter. Edmund, we learn, is a big fan of the candy called Turkish Delight. All four siblings are exploring an old […]