View From Here: Basics

View From Here: Basics: What really matters? To you? To me? If we had to live without something, what would we choose to dump rather than something else? What ma...

View From Here: Some Theology

View From Here: Some Theology: I consider myself a spiritual person. I have more than dallied with religion over the decades. It has been a very serious area of my inte...

View From Here: Catching Up w/Gay

View From Here: Catching Up w/Gay: Things are perking right along with regard to legalizing gay marriage. Eighteen states have now legalized gay marriages in their own stat...

View From Here: Living by Choice

View From Here: Living by Choice: Rocky found this on the internet the other day. I, too, found it beguiling. I share it with you now and then will follow with some commen...

View From Here: Howling

View From Here: Howling: I know for you it is Monday; but it is Friday as I write this posting. February 21 st . The wind is howling at 30 miles an hour with gust...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Wise old Abe.  Abraham Lincoln, that is. One of my most favorite people in history.  He gave us these words of wisdom:             “M...

View From Here: Thaws

View From Here: Thaws: We have had a hard winter. Not a really terrible one, but in comparison with the past ten years the winter of 2013/14 has been more diffi...

View From Here: Black History Month

View From Here: Black History Month: John T. Wilson (1914 – 1990) was a storied academic at several institutions but most notably at the University of Chicago . He shared th...

View From Here: At Loose Ends

View From Here: At Loose Ends: Still looking for a new home. We find a promising apartment unit but then something arises that eliminates us from consideration – anothe...

View From Here: Generations

View From Here: Generations: I want to share this piece we found on the internet the other day.  As marked, it is anonymous. For me that only heightens the pleasure, ...

View From Here: Bump in the Night

View From Here: Bump in the Night: The drip started in silence. Deafening in the quiet of night. Drip. Drip. Drip. He stirred minutely. A rhythm intermittently began to...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Here’s the quote I hope you will read and think about this weekend:             “Your attention please:              No one is co...

View From Here: Valentine’s Day! Humbug?

View From Here: Valentine’s Day! Humbug?: Pink. Red hearts. Doilies. Sweetness. Candy. Holding hands. This is the day we Americans set aside to remember sweet relationships wi...

View From Here: Sharing

View From Here: Sharing: Anthony Douglas Williams (Inside the Divine Pattern) has said: “The earth is large enough for all to share, but mankind’s heart is no...

View From Here: Newcomers

View From Here: Newcomers: The immigration issues facing America have been part of our national history from its beginning. They are not new. Nor are the struggles...

View From Here: Native Born

View From Here: Native Born: If you are born in your town you are considered a native of that town. If you are born in this country you are considered a native countr...

View From Here: Centering

View From Here: Centering: So much going on. So many currents of busy roles to play. Connecting here; dropping off something there; picking up a friend over there; ...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: I've been waiting to use this thought for some time. It is perfect to think about over a weekend. So, here it is:             “...

View From Here: Challenges

View From Here: Challenges: Go to a hotel where a large conference is taking place. Sit in the lobby of the hotel and watch people. Watch them go by. Look at their f...

View From Here: Opposing Views

View From Here: Opposing Views: This business of dealing with thoughts, beliefs, opinions, and facts is challenging. In the era of computers, cable TV, blogs and a gazil...

View From Here: Making Conversation

View From Here: Making Conversation: I found a quote on the internet the other day and it piqued my interest: “I like people who can keep the conversation going no matter...

View From Here: Seeing Through the Scrim

View From Here: Seeing Through the Scrim: Howard Zinn, an American Historian and academic at Boston University and Spelman College , was also an activist, author and playwright...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Cora Harvey Armstrong provides the quote I think deserves some thoughtful pondering this weekend: “Inside every older person is a y...