Must it be that the light which stood for hope and the promise in change, In an instant is obliterated, senselessly by the familiar yet strange? Is there no lucidity in a month of moments ensuring one can share the pain? A luminary is gone, one who would, in time, opponents' favor to gain. Who has sight to see the symptoms on society before they leave yet for school? Call it as I see it, Continue Reading...
Boys Will Be Boys
Last night, there were two of us. Two grown men, both in our late 40's, hanging out to watch a game. We watched, and watched, and watched some more. Then more than 4 hours after we started watching the pre-game coverage, an eruption. Continue Reading...
Forever Rest In Peace
Today we come together to remember one of us, one held so dear. I implore you to ensure that her sweet, smiling spirit ne’er disappear. Continue Reading...
On My Mind and More
Well, sometimes I look at Facebook, and I respond literally to the question: "What's on your mind?" Today I had a whole slew of answers, some of which I verbalized into the empty room surrounding me. Mostly they were superficial and not predicated on anything too important. Continue Reading...
1st Grade: First Day 2016
As Jacqueline said to me this morning while tieing her own sneakers, "Well Dad, I guess we are officially first-graders now." Yes you are. And off to school they go, beginning the 2016-17 school year. Time will again race by, but this moment we enjoy, and capture, only to look back on it and wonder where the time went. They couldn't wait to get on the bus. Theodore told me last night, "Dad I am Continue Reading...
We Miss You Mrs. Tefft
Wendy Tefft (1977-2106). Wendy Tefft, 38, of Dunbarton, died September 1 2016. Wendy taught Kindergarten at Glen Lake School in Goffstown NH, where she was employed for two years. Tomorrow, another school year begins in Goffstown, NH. Yet, tonight, for the third time in four days, I was stopped in my tracks when I saw the obituary for Mrs. Wendy Tefft online. We all should be Continue Reading...
Twice the Love
The Railing
16 weeks have passed. The days come, and they go. The hours are filled with the monotony of routine, and the tasks that seem to work their way into every open time slot. There is so much activity that requires nearly no thought. Then, there's the stuff that gets done while going through the motions. Maybe while thinking about what's next on the list. But then, in the midst of the mundane, you Continue Reading...
Lightning Pics from Hartland, NB
These are still pictures taken from video. These pictures were taken in, and around, Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada. July 2016. My cousin, his girlfriend, and I, spent a couple of hours venturing out in to the warm evening along the banks of the St. John River to watch the storm. Continue Reading...
Holding On
Are all of the days this long? I'm tired to the point that my body wants to tap out. Can't I just sit here with my thoughts for a while longer? Must we always sleep? Right now it's quiet. There are no additional requirements. Peace sits next to me and it too, is at ease. Please let this last. Sleep, I need badly, but if only not to interrupt the balance of perpetual thought. A soundtrack Continue Reading...