Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: Reading and Writing: Who Needs Them?
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”
—Victor Hugo
Imagine scores composed but never heard, paintings created but never viewed, books written but never read. At least for the latter, it happens. Illiteracy is a major problem in today’s society.
Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. While the two skills were once partnered with “arithmetic,” it appears that’s no longer […]
Tuesday Thoughts: We Will Always Love You
“I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.”
—Dolly Parton
We’ve lost a legend, a country music icon, a national treasure. My words today, but words frequently used by many others to describe Dolly Parton after her recent death.
Had aliens in a spaceship landed in Nashville and walked in on one of her performances at the Grand Ole Opry, what would they have thought? […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Friends: Old, New, and Forever
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lately, I’ve written a few posts about friendship and loneliness. Perhaps it resonates with us more as we age and have time to reflect on our lives. So, I decided to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. Two cases in point.
My wife and I recently returned from a Canadian Rockies trip with three other couples. One couple we’ve […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Who is My Neighbor?
“It’s good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for a while their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.”
—Maya Angelou, American poet and civil rights activist
Imagine this: A fella drives into his neighborhood, hits his garage door remote, makes his way into his garage, hits the remote again, and goes into the house through an interior doorway. He orders dinner via a food-delivery app, opens his computer […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Reading and Writing: Who Needs Them?
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”
—Victor Hugo
Imagine scores composed but never heard, paintings created but never viewed, books written but never read. At least for the latter, it happens. Illiteracy is a major problem in today’s society.
Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. While the two skills were once partnered with “arithmetic,” it appears that’s no longer […]
Tuesday Thoughts: We Will Always Love You
“I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.”
—Dolly Parton
We’ve lost a legend, a country music icon, a national treasure. My words today, but words frequently used by many others to describe Dolly Parton after her recent death.
Had aliens in a spaceship landed in Nashville and walked in on one of her performances at the Grand Ole Opry, what would they have thought? […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Friends: Old, New, and Forever
“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lately, I’ve written a few posts about friendship and loneliness. Perhaps it resonates with us more as we age and have time to reflect on our lives. So, I decided to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. Two cases in point.
My wife and I recently returned from a Canadian Rockies trip with three other couples. One couple we’ve […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Who is My Neighbor?
“It’s good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for a while their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.”
—Maya Angelou, American poet and civil rights activist
Imagine this: A fella drives into his neighborhood, hits his garage door remote, makes his way into his garage, hits the remote again, and goes into the house through an interior doorway. He orders dinner via a food-delivery app, opens his computer […]