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Winter Fantasy

Winter Fantasy

Dec 28, 2025

Through the eye of an award-winning photographer

FINAL WORDS

FINAL WORDS

Dec 21, 2025

What will your “final words” be?

HOW THE LIGHT COMES

HOW THE LIGHT COMES

Dec 14, 2025

In the darkest of times, the light comes. Somehow.

WAITING FOR MY LATTE (A Socratic Dialogue)

WAITING FOR MY LATTE (A Socratic Dialogue)

Dec 7, 2025

A hammer is amoral, but its use is not.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE!

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE!

Nov 30, 2025

Today: A pleasant surprise and a break from text.

WHO OPENED YOUR EYES? 

WHO OPENED YOUR EYES? 

Nov 23, 2025

I can’t believe my eyes! I can see clearly now!

MY LEFT EYE

MY LEFT EYE

Nov 16, 2025

I love reading and writing and can’t imagine life without eyesight.

WHO IS HARRIET LANE?

WHO IS HARRIET LANE?

Nov 9, 2025

I didn’t expect a pop quiz from my ophthalmologist, but I got one. Three questions.

ALL SOULS’ DAY

ALL SOULS’ DAY

Nov 2, 2025

November 2 is The Day of the Dead in Mexico. It’s a time of celebration.

IT’S HARD TO STOP A TRAIN

IT’S HARD TO STOP A TRAIN

Oct 26, 2025

We are loud. We are strong. We are organized. We are unflappable. Or so I thought.

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Thanks to Old Scratch I’ll be posting a reflection on something I find remarkable in and around our world most every Sunday morning.

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SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER

July 26, 2026

I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.

O JOGO BONITO

O JOGO BONITO

July 19, 2026

Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.

BEYOND REASON

BEYOND REASON

July 12, 2026

I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.

BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY

BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY

July 5, 2026

Today is my birthday. I was born in 1947. Let's hear if for the boomers!

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