A thought worth considering

William Faulkner's 1950 speech accepting the Nobel Prize in Literature is worthy of your consideration. Search: American Rhetoric top 100, and you'll find some amazing speeches. The one by Faulkner has some great moments. You'll be left to consider the craft of word selection and composition. You'll also, if you've written anything for public consumption, be left in awe of your duty as a writer. Check it out. Revel in the words of a master.

Scary phone call

Our daughter Kelsey is going to Asia on a mission trip this summer. One of the preparation steps is getting all the immunization recommended. Kelsey gives blood quite frequently, that doesn't bother her. But for whatever reason putting stuff in makes her nervous. I went with her to the clinic. There was discussion about previous immunizations, and how current was her tetanus. The nurse finally settled on 4 shots, with more to follow in the series over the next six weeks.

The next day her phone rings, it's the clinic. The voice says, there's a problem...

They overdosed her? The typhoid was bad? They gave her mad cow?

Turns out they had a question about her account, which I had paid as I left that day. Maybe problem wasn't the right word. She's fine, a little sore, but fine.

Snow in April?

As we pulled out of the garage this morning there were snowflakes falling. Stop the insanity! I wrote a note in February about snow, and how quickly it would be going away. Thankfully this morning's snow was not sticking. Crazy!

I've been away

Gentle Readers,

Sorry I've been away. I get into blogspot and all I can think about is checking my great niece Shirley's spot to see if there's any new pictures. I'll try to do better.