I wonder

If God closes a door, he opens a window, or so I'm told.

I have a door that's about to close, and darn it, if the windows aren't already nailed shut! I wonder - should I be looking for a crawl space?

Stop, Drop and Barf

Two weeks ago, my family and I made our yearly trip to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom®. My family enjoyed the rides while I carried stuff, but that's another story.

My son was begging for someone to accompany him on "The Dominator". This ride takes the riders atop a very high tower, then hurtles them back to earth. The riders bounce up and down repeatedly until the ride comes to stop. Riders depart this feature dizzy and nauseous, yearning for terra firma and an air sick bag.

They threw caution to the wind and performed a "Stop, Drop and Barf" manuever, and it wasn't pretty. Haven't these people ever heard the adage "Stop, Drop, and Roll"?

The Angels Cry When Good People Leave Us

I spent a month in Stuttgart, Germany as an exchange student. On May 10th, 1979, it was pouring rain as I said a tearful goodbye to my host family. My host mother told me "the angels cry when good people leave us", that was the reason for the rain.

It is pouring rain outside my window, ten miles away from Ground Zero, this September 11, 2007. Six years have passed since thousands of innocent men and women died from a terroristic act on U.S. soil. The angels are still weeping.