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A gentleman who I befriended for a number of years now recently entered my house and acted out of character. One thing that drew us into friendship was the fact both he and I have physical impediments. Even though they are much different, for a spell we came to respect each other. I let him say his thing, and shortly thereafter, after finishing his “presentation,” he rose from the sofa, gripped his beverage and headed for the front door, exiting and closing the door behind him.

What’s up with ‘that’?

Just below / the canopy / a cloud of bats / vesper bats / dine / small feet / gather moth / after moth / after moth /… (Lauren Strohacker)

It’s been said the longer one lives the wiser he becomes. My questions stands as read: Pertaining to what? I’ve been told several times I have to act a certain way. I can’t do this or that anymore. That old-school reasoning now has gone by the wayside. I find myself stunned, if not numb.

How to climb the corporate latter

Former state attorney general Kathleen Kane was released from Montgomery County Jail last week with virtually no mention of the scandal that put her there: Pennsylvania Porn-Gate.

Softly, serenely, we drifted into the shadows cast by the hemlocks onto the almost-still water of Quemahoning Lake. About 50 feet away, a kingfisher skittered across the surface of this backwater area.

Anyone who looks back over the years concerning the weather in July will tell you this month is known for its sunny, hot days. The 15th of this month of this year was no different. Instead of sitting at my computer, however, as I do many an afternoon, I was being transported in a vehicle to and back from a doctor’s appointment at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Imagine, if you can, a nationally televised debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent from the campus of St. Vincent College, Latrobe, or Gettysburg College, Scranton University or a joint Erie venue of Mercyhurst and Gannon University.

You may want to sit down for this.

Walk into the Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center’s new exhibit, “Johnstown: Where We Work,” and you might think the museum’s curator should look for another job.

It was a perfect summer Sunday afternoon: Sunshine had swept most of the earlier clouds from the sky and set a temperature that was warm without being oppressive. Delightful breezes stirred the lush green maple leaves just above my head.

We are all familiar with what mirrors are set up to do. Onlookers will adjust their ties by looking into the glass reflector, put on lipstick or even brush their hair. But, here’s the thousand-dollar question: Can you actually see yourself, as you really are, a beautiful, wonderful, creation, or do you see someone who is full of fear for one reason or another? What has drawn you to conclude that you aren’t up to snuff, as the saying goes? Has someone stated something to you that makes you want to withdraw and become inhibited?

Dr. Universe: How does the moon glow?

John Lennon famously got in trouble in August 1966 when an interview from March of the same year dug up a single quote where he stated that The Beatles were (at the time) “more popular than Jesus.”

There is an old saying that states, “God works in mysterious ways.” I rarely think about them. Recently they fit into the picture perfectly.

According to G.K. Chesterton, “The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of 500 yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.”