by Clifford James | Oct 13, 2023
During this attack by Hamas on Israel, there is consternation and dissent on Facebook about God and why, if he exists, would He allow this to happen. One post in particular struck me. It was by a woman who declared that she believed in science and evolution. She went...
by Clifford James | Oct 12, 2023
“I prefer not to think before speaking. I like being as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth.” (Anonymous). Sometimes I am surprised by what I write, especially when it doesn’t go in the direction that I planned. I start with an outline, a...
by Clifford James | Oct 11, 2023
“There is one word that describes people that don’t like me: Irrelevant.” (Anonymous). The same is true of my writing. If you don’t like my writing, you’re irrelevant. I don’t make you that way. You do it to yourself when you have nothing to...
by Clifford James | Oct 10, 2023
“Slow Down, You Move too Fast” (Harpers Bazaar)- “You know you’ve reached middle age when you’re cautioned to slow down by your doctor, instead of by the police.” (Joan Rivers). I love to drive, but as I age, I tend to drive a little slower. I look at it...
by Clifford James | Oct 9, 2023
“Breaking up is like knocking over a Coke machine. You can’t do it in one push; you got to rock it back and forth a few times, and then it goes over.” (Jerry Seinfeld). As comedian Nate Bargatze tells it, his wife’s parents are divorced and she wants to visit...