Years ago I bought a yellow VW bug. I had never owned one before and hardly noticed them on the road. Once I bought one, however, I started seeing them everywhere, putt-putt-putting around town with their quirky shape and ladybug … Continue reading Yellow Volkswagens Everywhere
There are three cheese shops within a short walk of my apartment building. One sits just around the corner on Arthur Avenue. They have a nice assortment of cheeses from which they let me sample freely. Basically, my tastes run … Continue reading Ye Olde Cheese Shop
“A woman walks by a pharmacy, sticks her head in the front door, and asks the pharmacist, ‘Have you got cotton balls?’” So begins another recent submission to the dad joke collection that began on March 31 this year with … Continue reading “Have You Got Cotton Balls?”
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and I need to say at the outset that I am not Irish. Elizabeth Warren is more Native American than I am Irish. Still, that doesn’t prevent me from appreciating the Irish just as it didn’t … Continue reading Irish Eyes, Smiling or Not
Today’s Gospel reading comes from Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” (Lk 6:20-26). In it, Jesus lays out a vision of the Kingdom of God based on the promise of justice and mercy. The promise makes little sense, however, from an … Continue reading The World Turned Upside Down
The other day I came across a traditional Christian prayer from the Divine Office. The prayer is known as Prime from the hour of day when it was recited (6:00 am). The prayer implores God “to teach us the way of peace” … Continue reading My “Cherished Madness”
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, a Democrat, signed a bill into law this week that he characterized as “the most progressive agenda this state has ever seen.” I agree with him. The new law is hideous. There are hardly … Continue reading The Pink Plague
