Author Archives: Jim Gleason

As I write this, several significant sports championships are underway. The Stanley Cup Finals are about to declare a champion of the National Hockey League. The finals of the National Basketball Association will begin this week. Major League Baseball will finish their regular season today and start their playoffs on Tuesday. All of these championshipsContinue reading “Championships”

When I worked in an office, we seniors would commiserate about the signs of aging. I used to say, you know you are getting old when every time you get up from a chair some new pain hits you”. Today, the new pain is in my hip. It goes away after a few steps, butContinue reading “New Pain”

Last night I went to watch our grandson play freshmen football. I just go to watch him play. I don’t care about the outcome of the game. Normally I am very quiet and just watch. Last night I verbally questioned the coach from the stands. Not once but several times. Why would I do that?Continue reading “Ashamed”

My wife baked some apple crumble the other night. Boy, is it delicious! I want to savor every part of it. Unfortunately, parts of it are lost as crumbs fall to the ground. While I inevitably mourn the loss of some crumbs, I still rejoice in the taste of the bits I ate. My relationshipContinue reading “Apple Crumble”

Today we went to a large flea market. I am not sure why we went, as we were not looking to buy anything in particular. In fact, I just used the time to get some exercise by walking about 5 miles. Nevertheless, dozens of vendors displayed their goods for sale. Dozens of people looked throughContinue reading “Flea Market”

During this election season there is plenty of blame to go around. One person blames another for all kinds of evil. The other person claims he/she is blameless and, in fact, the accuser is the one to blame. I am not sure that either one has told the truth or even knows the truth. WeContinue reading “Blameless”

I didn’t sleep well last night. It seemed like I couldn’t slow my internal motor down. So today I am not operating at full capacity. I am retired so this doesn’t make much difference beyond how I feel. The idea that we require certain amounts of sleep is interesting. God gave us the ability toContinue reading “Sleep”

Now matter where we go these days, signs tell us to wear a mask. Some people don’t like this restriction. I understand. It is an inconvenience and sometimes it is uncomfortable. But why do we wear the masks? I guess that it does decrease the chances we will catch the virus from someone else. ButContinue reading “Mask Up”

The grass is still green and the leaves are still on the trees. However, signs that autumn is approaching abound. The grass requires frequent watering to retain its hue and some leaves are falling to the ground. Soon it will be too cold to water the ground and the grass and the leaves will changeContinue reading “Flowering Grass”

People seem to always be looking for signs as to what will happen in the future. They go to astrological charts and palm readers, in attempts to know the future and make decisions based on that. Politicians like to tell us what the future will be like if they are elected. They are rarely accurate.Continue reading “Looking for Signs in the Sky”