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ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In 1966, several British adolescents were interviewed about their vision of the future (circa year...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Am I Proud to Be an American?

How proud are you to be an American? I posted that question on Facebook a few...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers...

BECKY MAUPIN: The After Bedtime Search

Picture this: You manage to get everyone fed and the dinner aftermath cleaned up. Then...

The Picture of Dorian Gray—In Reverse!

Oscar Wilde’s only novel is The Picture of Dorian Gray.  The title character is a young man who becomes enamored with a hedonistic...

Celebrating Parkway Memories

It’s just a trickle really. But it free falls for about 15 feet in a delicate and inviting stream. I’m lucky to notice...

Recipe of the Week: BLT Pasta Salad

The arrival of spring makes me want to cook and eat crisp, cool and light foods like fresh veggies and pasta salad. Of...

A Perspective On Regrets and Legacy

My grandfather died last week – a few days after his 95th birthday.  Perhaps it should not have been a shocking event….but it...

Goodbye Sweet Sugar Maple

It’s just a tree . . . I mean there are trillions of them of all shapes and sizes and when it comes...

“Much Ado about Time …” Part 2

In part 1 of this essay, I began my exploration of our modern-day calendar, especially how it relates to the great religious observances...