Trying to age gracefully I can’t remember when it happened. Was it five or ten years ago? Time flies faster at this age, so it may have been twenty years ago. It happened and when is not important. What happened is: My consciousness has evolved from one of anticipation to…

The wealth imbalance — My first job as a freshly schooled accountant was working for a company that made filter presses. This is a device built to separate liquids from solids by squeezing them between a configuration of plates and frames. Some were used to collect liquid, think grape juice, and some were used…

There are two magnificent documents that are the foundation of the greatest country the World has ever known. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them…

The sequel to Chasing Butterflies, Chasing Romance Chasing Butterflies, Chasing Romance The butterfly; fetchingly beautiful, delicate, elusive.psiloveyou.xyz The delicate balance of an early relationship. Chase with a net and she will fly. Entice with trust and she may light on your finger. She was close to my finger in Cape May. I sensed some distance at the B&B in PA…

She taught me how to live and taught me how to die “When I die and am waiting to get into heaven, I will mention to Saint Peter that I know Mary Ann and that will get me right in”, Betty Ann Byerly Ms. Byerly is a relative by marriage…

The butterfly––fetchingly beautiful, delicate, elusive. Some chase butterflies with a net. Advantage to the chaser. How about attempting to have it land on your finger. Partner with it. Have it trust you. It may happen. Patience, extreme patience and the butterfly may or may not be yours. I am chasing…

Now more than ever — There once was a gentler time when your local bank was on the corner. You could walk to it, you knew the bank manager by name and the bank could not expand beyond the border of your state. They had your checking account, savings, and something called a “Christmas Club”…

A pearl is a gem. The product of an oyster or a shelled mollusk according to Wikipedia. As with all gems each is unique; exquisite. I now see pearl in a whole new light. Her name is Pearl. She, like her chosen name, is exquisite. I have only begun to…