His counsel; life lessons of guidance, to me, his son, was not one, of a hand on your shoulder, lean-in soothing admonishing erudition, but, one of forthright action. He was a resolute resident of the John Wayne, Gregory Peck generation, where the emphasis is/was on the demonstrable ‘walk’ of “walk the talk” expression. A man … Continue reading "Dad’s Eulogy"

  The last National Book Festival, which has a laudable 18 year history, was remarkable; the largest since its inception with 200,000 bibliophiles bustling, bumbling, and bumping into each other like bumper-cars in the corridors of Walter E. Washington Convention in proximity of the iconic Capitol. Nerdy, bespeckled bookworms writers were drawing rock n’ roll … Continue reading "Bibliomaniacs Running Amuck"

A couple of faith enlightened friends commented on my last posting; in which, I solicited a descriptive verification of the sacrosanct voice of the divine crafter of the universe. They basically inadvertently confirmed my cursory purview, that to pin down a definitive consecrated intonation, “the vocalization” of the Supreme Being, toga donning, hirsute hoary locks and … Continue reading "Two Christians’ Dialogue and Reflections With a Heathen"