ancient ideas, fresh trails
"Can you see well enough to read the Bible?" She said, "No, and I can't really make out your face, but I can see that your shirt is checkered." I lied and told her I was handsome and she replied graciously, "I can tell by your voice."
Yogi Berra was describing his own version of Einstein's Relativity theory when he remarked, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” I thought of the future that used to be as I sat in a deep leather recliner at Eggbert’s cafe, waiting for a table on a Saturday morning, a pager in hand while…
"Do you have time to come home and help Dad? He fell and broke his leg." Well, yes Mom, since you put it that way, I think I can find the time. And thanks for phrasing it in a non-urgent way so as not to alarm me and also give me an out in case…
