Claiming an American Heritage
We were children of a self-employed businessman; if truth were told, we suffered embarrassment on occasion; we didn’t have the…
Category: Ribeting Favorites
Windows of the Heart
Lest we let emotions long gone dry – Rejoice and run amok! When familiar chords of carols sung from the…
GIFTS OF THE SEASON
Wise men or not, each Christmas finds A willingness to share our hearts and minds With those we love or…
A Taste of Home
Because I drink too fast, the memories don’t last long enough To ease the pain and sorrow. So, I drink…
October Angels
October angels fell when those among them Knew not what nor cared not how Nor that a why might ‘ere…
Political Asides
I was feeling pretty good. And yes, I recognize patriotic spiel…but how wonderful that it again filled the air with…
Half Century Echoes
Daddy and now Mom were gone. I was entering my fiftieth year. Mom would have expected me not to be…
Forget the Goodnight Kisses, Mom!
Mom always had the radio on in her kitchen. Normally, she liked country music and we would make fun of…
One Twenty Over Seventy Five
I’d jumped the gun a bit that morning, as I had a full day ahead of business to get through. …