PHOTOS, FISHING, AND FAITH

Tú has venido a la orillaNo has buscado ni a sabios ni a ricosTan sólo quieres que yo te siga Señor, me has mirado a los ojosSonriendo, has dicho mi nombreEn la arena, he dejado mi barcaJunto a ti, buscaré otro mar[Cesáreo Gabaráin] I had lunch with a friend up in Akron last Wednesday and afterwardsContinue reading "PHOTOS, FISHING, AND FAITH"

WHEN I WAS 21

When I was 21, it was a very good year...But now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of my yearsAnd now I think of my life as vintage wineFrom fine old kegsFrom the brim to the dregsIt poured sweet and clearIt was a very good year[songwriter: ervin drake][sung by frank sinatra] October 31,Continue reading "WHEN I WAS 21"

STATELY MANSIONS

Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,As the swift seasons roll!Leave thy low-vaulted past!Let each new temple, nobler than the last,Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast,Till thou at length art free,Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea![OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.] By now, everyone in the world has seen the stunningContinue reading "STATELY MANSIONS"