Reluctant Rebel

I commented in reply to Bob's post about Scott Pelley , speaking at Wake Forest University’s graduation, urging the graduates to take a ...

 Hubby Leon, Wilderness Park Ranger, still has a job as of today with the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior, and will be emp...

 

  Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost) gave his greeting of peace to all people and made it a point to be "inclusive"of the worl...

Trump posted a picture of himself as Pope on the official White House account. I can’t stomach reposting it here.  The depth of his deprivat...

  An Old Demotivator Poster - Always Liked the Concept To my Blogging buddies, especially Russ, Debra, Mitchell, Mark, Bob:  I don't kno...

  I'm not sure what I can say about Pope Francis except that he was probably the right Pope for our troubled times. Much closer to the s...

   I wrote a blog post back in April of 2012 and a revised version April 2013. (The first versions were addressed to a Catholic audience and...

 I am sitting in my recliner, back aching because I'm too stubborn to know when to quit gardening and take care of myself. It's been...

  Three Loaves 12 Rolls

 I recently posted the video of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood singing John Lennon's Imagine at Jimmy Carter's funeral. In one of ...

Hubs and I just watched a wonderful movie on Netflix this afternoon. This is a movie I think every American should see, should be required v...

I started this post Tuesday but then I wasn't feeling well....Except for aches and pains that come with age, I haven't had so much a...

 I didn't know the history of the Italian Unification vis-a-vis Rome and the Vatican. I did have a strong sense of both the secularizati...

Greetings to You and Your Loved Ones: Just a note to wish you all a  Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Season’s Greetings, Happy New Year, Wi...

I must have had a few good hours of sleep last night because I was industrious today. I made a double batch of Jim's Apple Muffins today...

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 Whenever we have guests from out of state we like to take them to see Leon's "Office" in the New Mexico wilderness. We spent ...

  Today is Leon's and my Tenth Wedding Anniversary though it's been 36 years we've been together.  I am eternally grateful for h...