A neighbor gave me a book written by a professor of biology in Norway. Her name is Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson and […]
Proudly Pro-Life
This may come as a shock to some readers, but ’tis the season for honesty, isn’t it? (that’s a very […]
Cemetery Walking
Halloween Week. What better time for a walk through a local cemetery! Truth be told, Carol and I seek out […]
50,000 Views!
This website reached 50,000 views today. I’m aware this doesn’t mean there have been that many actual “visitors.” That […]
Leaf it Alone
A poetic reflection: We see them fall, We hear them rustle, We may even feel them brush by our face. […]
Christian Declaration
A Declaration of Preference?: If Christians Wrote the Declaration of Independence If America was actually founded to be a “Christian […]
End of Spirituality?
This essay was originally published in my e-book, Nature is Enough (2013). Selected essays, including the one here, were posted […]
Blue Ridge Walk
Hues and views. Contrasts and colors. Steps to the sky in late afternoon slant of light … on the Mountains […]
Falling into Fall
We say it’s “Fall,” when leaves are dying. leaving the trees and descending to the dirt. I remember the Zen […]
New Secular Religion
Alright, maybe not so new … and just maybe the oldest religion in the human story. “Can a Secular Person […]
Lady of the Harbor
I never tire of this powerful song. What a message for our time!
Matilda’s Mind
Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) fought alongside Stanton, Anthony and many others for women’s rights, the vote and full equality. In […]
Friendly Freethinker 