My 10-year-old Australian Shepherd Molly isn’t aggressive. She isn’t known as a “biter,” but she is adamant about fair labor laws for animals. On this Labor Day, she simply wants to be heard. So please hear her out as she expresses her wishes for justice throughout the animal kingdom. She hopes you enjoy Labor Laws for Dogs!
“Going through life without seeing a total eclipse of the sun would be like going through life without ever falling in love.”—Rick Fienberg
I thought about this guy’s quote (off and on) all morning. I heard the story on NPR. Fineberg is a press officer who works for the American Astronomical Society. His quote is also published in a story titled Be Smart: A Partial Eclipse Can Fry Your Naked Eyes.
Really? I guess it depends on what type of love into which you’re falling. I can confess to a fascination of natural cosmic anomalies—even a passing obsession. But I get it: Fienberg is comparing his love for nature with agape love. Or at least I’d like to think so. One thing for certain: I admire Fienberg’s passion. And don’t get me wrong: I relished the notion of getting to see today’s solar eclipse. I missed it but I’m not broken-hearted or disappointed in the least.
I know I’ll never fall in love with an object of nature, but what if I did? What if I fell in love with supernovae and black holes and eclipses of every kind? This is the notion (and passion) that drives this poem: Falling In Love. Continue reading
Gunner Lindsey served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and came home to work for the Salt Lake City PD while taking college courses (and serving in the National Guard in intelligence gathering ops). He graduated from the University of Utah with a PhD in Sociology, specializing in Criminal Justice and Religion. He taught at Cal State San Bernardino for 20 years. Strong work, Dad!
I dedicate the following haiku to Sergeant Donald B. Lindsey Sr. I salute you: Thank you for serving! Continue reading
My mother is on a personal journey, out of this realm. Eternity is merely days away. “Mitzie” is medicated. She is comfortable, surrounded by beloved family members. Last night she was calling out my sister-in-law’s name: “Diane. . . Diane.” I spoke to Diane today and she has spent the entire day with my mom. In the near future, I will be boarding a jet which will take me to Salt Lake City, and I will travel to my mom’s house in North Ogden, Utah, where I will say good-bye to her for the last time.
As for man, his days are like grass;
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.
The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all (Psalm 103: 15 – 19).
I have drafted a few lines and titled it “Things My Mother Taught Me.” Currently she is teaching me the value of entering immortality with grace.
Carmina ad Gloriae Dei 