God and Government It is said the God works in mysterious ways, but I can attest to the fact that the government does as well. I moved to Pennsylvania several years ago, and bought a house and settled in as a resident. I moved there from Connecticut, where I had lived for the previous 35 years. T the time when I moved... More..
7/31/08MusingsToday is the first day of the rest of my life, and what am I going to do about it?I am fighting an uphill battle if I think I am going to instigate some significant changes in my life. Old habits are hard to break and everyone has a tendency to be fearful of change.So before I decide whether my lifestyle and hab... More..
3/4/08DreamsThere are two types of dreams, one type is the thoughts and aspirations that we have from day to day and they guide us in fomenting our destiny, the other is the sometimes good and sometimes bad experiences we have when we are asleep.I think that to a certain extent, we dream all the time. Even while awake! But th... More..
What's it all about?I've often taken the time and used the opportunity to be introspective, and to wonder what (my) life's all about.I guess the famous line in the movie Alfie, "What's it all about?" sums up my need to look beyond day to day casualness and to try to address the question that can be so devastating and difficul... More..
ExpectationsLife is so capricious that the realization of an event rarely matches the expectation of it.Expectation and anticipation can mean the same thing, but anticipation is usually regarded as a personal thing, while expectation is often something applied by an external stimulantWe will always try to fulfill our own expe... More..
The chickenHe was an average man with a loving stay-at-home wife and two teenage children. His life was boring and so routine, his work was stressful, and worst of all, he really didn't make enough money for the four of them to live a comfortable lifestyle. He was hard pressed to be able to keep his cigarette smoking indulgen... More..
7/14/08The Old ManThe old man sat ruminating as close to the fireplace as he could stand without burning himself. His tired old body trying to absorb as much heat as he could to help chase away that numbing cold that he could no longer fight off these days, in spite of his Daughter's reassurances that the house was really qui... More..
Alan Duly
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