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Dad holding me while Mother looks on, circa 1953. from Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry “And now, nearing the end, I see that my life is...

On the first day of Spring 2025, my dear Mother passed into the “Soothest Sleep”.  I was blessed to be next to her when she took her...

On this March 17th, many of us will acknowledge St. Patrick’s Day and in so doing will contemplate our pot of gold to be found at the end...

3/4/25 Trump: I return to this chamber tonight to report that America’s momentum is back. Our spirit is back. Our pride is back. Our...

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” -Don Vito Corleone Who is most like Don Corleone ? Don Trump? or Vlad Putin? Who's...

“LONG LIVE THE KING!” -Donald J. Trump Trump's jester Here's one for the bergamot: Have some tea with your burger. Image of the Boston...

Story I Once upon a time, there lived a six-year-old boy who received a hatchet as a gift.  In his excitement to use his new tool, the...

Sonnet 24 Mine eye hath play’d the painter and hath steel’d, Thy beauty’s form in table of my heart; My body is the frame wherein ’tis...

My funny valentine, Sweet comic valentine, You make me smile with my heart. Your looks are laughable, Unphotographable, Yet you're my...

February Morning crystalized in grey the dim light exposes shapes of future bliss CPW

Obituary The daughter of former Texas governor Ann Richards and attorney David Richards, Cecile Richards grew up surrounded by people who...

As the Liar in Chief takes office, the search for truth is essential. When the mind's eye rests on objects illuminated by  truth and...

Faces of Herod: Past and Present Past Anthony Hopkins as Herod Matthew 2:1-23 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days...

"Ice Queen" by Nathan Myhrvold / Modernist Cuisine Gallery, LLC Drawing by five year old Riley Ratliff Snow arrived at Merry Mount this...

Resolution: To drink a cup of kindness and toast to Love, Peace, and Order. Happy New Year! CPW

A rainy night in Georgia It seems like it's rainin' all over the world -Brook Benton James Earl Carter Jr. (1924-2024)...

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from our family to yours Merry Christmas! “I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the...

You better watch out, you better not cry, Better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town.   But alas, due to climate...

Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas portrait of Maria Callas Angelina Jolie viewing a portrait of Maria Callas in the portrait gallery at the...