During each election cycle, we are treated to an endless parade of politicians extolling freedom. Given how many of them subsequently vote to restrict our freedom in myriad ways, we have ample reason to be skeptical about politicians.
With arms and legs fully extended, it felt like I was skydiving at fifteen thousand feet while waiting for my instructor to pull the ripcord on our tandem parachute.
Starting today on the actual birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., many people will pause and reflect on the legacy of Dr. King and his impact on making the case for civil rights to be viewed as a constitutional and moral issue. This national and global celebration and remembrance will continue, culminating with the King holiday on Monday, Jan. 17.
When is good news not necessarily good news? The number of bankruptcy filings are down dramatically in the United States. That sounds like good news. But is it?
After enjoying an afternoon of fun and excitement in the falling snow, this foursome decided to come inside and thaw out before my big brother John and I headed back to our house on the other side of town.
Someone asked me the other day if I had a big New Year’s Eve. When you get to be my age, it means did I stay up to midnight. Well, we did, but just barely. And growing up, New Year’s Eve also wasn’t a big deal, either. News Years Day was the time to get together with family to eat black eyed peas and collards. (We were told black eyed peas were pennies and collards were dollars that you would get in the coming year.) New Year’s Eve were spent primarily watching the ball drop at Times Square on TV at midnight. That’s if you managed to stay up that late.
After an unexpected whiteout dumped nearly two inches of snow in mid-October, Old Man Winter reared its ugly head again the week following Thanksgiving as we left school for the day.
Knowing he and I worked together, folks would sometimes ask me, “How does Chick keep going like he does?” My answer was simple, “He just keeps going.” And Chick Gancer kept on going.
Today, Jan. 1, 2022 is the 159th anniversary of an historical Presidential Executive Order that changed the tenor of the Civil War, creating a new climate of freedom in America.
After the third generation of the Farrell clan finished consuming an early dinner, we were shipped to the basement; so the adults could enjoy their meal in peace.
You finally made it didn’t you? Here it is Christmas and you’ve survived all the sales and parades, all the hoopla and glitter. Now the sky is streaked with the beauty of Christmas.
“Listen up guys! I’ve got some really good news for you.” (Luke 2:10 MSV)
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