by Clifford James | Jan 28, 2024
Writer’s Rant- Special Edition Today, I wear my heart on my sleeve as I am commissioned into the Stephen Ministry. I learned of this program years ago when I myself was going through some difficult times and a friend suggested I seek out a Stephen Minister to...
by Clifford James | Jan 26, 2024
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else, is the greatest accomplishment.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson). I’m sorry but I am confused. I don’t understand all these new pronouns, which aren’t really new by...
by Clifford James | Jan 23, 2024
Writer’s Rant for 1/23/24“The trick is to stop thinking of it as ‘your’ money.” (an IRS auditor). So if you haven’t figured it out yet, today I am thinking abut the upcoming tax season. It’s not fair. We go from the “Most Wonderful Time of the...
by Clifford James | Jan 20, 2024
Writer’s Rant for 1/20/24After retirement from my professional career, I got bored (before I began writing). So, I looked for part time jobs to occupy my time. I’ve had a few of them these past five years, including bus driver. First, I got my passenger...
by Clifford James | Jan 17, 2024
Writer’s Rant for 1/17/24Growing up, I was both a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout. We lived in the western NY countryside, and had a “community” of houses around us. Not far away from our farm house was the “Community Center”. It was on a side...
