Author Archives: Jim Gleason

A local middle school puts together a Civil War day for their eighth graders every year. One man delivers a speech dressed as and imitating Abraham Lincoln. Someone brings a Civil War Era cannon and fires blanks during another demonstration. My Vintage Baseball team talks about the beginnings of the game and the students participateContinue reading “Civil War Days”

At 1:30 this morning I was awakened by my own rapid heart beat. I had already been diagnosed with aFib (atrial fibrillation), so I knew what was happening. I tried some of the tricks to reset my heart rhythm, but nothing was working. Finally after about three hours, the rapid heart beat went away onContinue reading “Early Wake-up Call”

Have you ever tried to do something a second time and in the middle of the process you forget how you did it the first time? I have done this so many times it is embarrassing to think about. I am not mechanically inclined, so every time I take on a handyman project I findContinue reading “Failed Memory”

The last several days have been much warmer. Everything says that spring has arrived. The trees are full of leaves, each with its own display of bright color. I can hear the birds chirping throughout the day. Baby geese and ducks fill the ponds and lakes. More and more people are outside with each passingContinue reading “Spring Has Come”

Have you ever said something cruel to someone and immediately felt bad about it? I sure have. What we do next says a lot about our character. If we acknowledge that we were wrong and regret our words, then our hearts are soft and we want to do the right things. However, if we denyContinue reading “He Knows Our Hearts”