LIES
I ran into an old friend I haven’t seen for serveral years and for whom time has been unkind. I silently gasp.
BEHOLD THE EMPEROR
The Devil dropped by for a visit. Where’ve you been? I asked. Oh, the usual places, he replied.
BOTCHED BAPTISMS
One of my readers urged me to weigh in on the latest church foolery. Which one? The one in Arizona. I looked it up.
GRUNTLED SUBSCRIBER
I’m a word junky but I never hear of “gruntled.”
DISGRUNTLED SUBSCRIBER
A disgruntled subscriber called me. I usually ignore unknown callers, but now and then I play Russian roulette.
BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY
I was born on the 5th of July. It’s an unremarkable date.
STREETFEST AND OTHER FESTS
Everybody LOVES a festival. Well, maybe not EV-ER-Y body.
MEMORY TEST
Beware my old friends. “Memory tests” are now standard fare at annual physical examinations.
NO KINGS IN SHEPHERDSTOWN
The nation’s party wasn’t in DC last Saturday. It was in 2,000 other places.
THANK YOU, AMY JO
I’m thinking we’ve all had an “Amy Jo” in our lives somewhere along the line. Who’s yours?
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WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE
Something notable happened this month that merits an early return from my sabbatical.
SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER
I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.
O JOGO BONITO
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
I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.