Instant Impatience

We Still Had Fun Before All of This Technology Hit

By Robert J. Ottaviani
I’m watching television on my parents 25-inch console television, which is by and large considered huge in size and doubles as a piece of furniture with the nicely fitted wood trim and speaker cloth framing both sides. I do this by pulling [...]

No Commute During The Holidays

Commuter IV

By Cynna Woo
No commute for me this weekend because of the holidays, I’m enjoying a day off from work watching morning television in bed while trolling the Internet. I like reading newspapers online and shopping for Christmas. It is so much easier than wandering aimlessly through department stores searching for something to jump out [...]

The Smell of Christmas Cookies

Brings It All Back
By Gayle Calder
Christmas memories … the smell of pine and cookies baking, people laughing around the table, the lights shining on the Christmas tree …

One of my earliest Christmas memories is of strolling down 5th Avenue in New York City with my mother. The store windows had beautifully dressed mechanical figures [...]

Don’t Be Afraid To Use The Things You Own

Are Your Beautiful Things Just Collecting Dust?
By Gayle Calder
I was standing at my kitchen sink the other day, doing my annual silver polishing before the holidays, and it struck me that a lot of people today would think this was very peculiar and why would I bother. In today’s disposable world who in their right [...]

Dragons Don’t Die Unless You Take Them Apart

Be a man and be gross—kill the dragon. Because when you don’t take the dragons apart, you end up losing days upon days when they creep up, making it impossible for you to be grateful for today.

Joe’s Biggest Fan

By Michele Stivalo
Are you a fan of jazz music?  If so, what is it about jazz that draws your interest?  And if not, can you identify the reason?
I grew up in a musical family, so I started listening to jazz at a young age. My father has been a professional musician for over 40 years, [...]

The Seeds of Appreciation

By Robert J. Ottaviani
Years have a way of washing away a lot of memories but some stay firmly ensconced
and are close to the heart for recall.

When I was a young pre teen little guy looking for adventure I found myself outdoors quite often. There was a kind elderly man in the neighborhood they called “Kangy” [...]