Food for Thought!

This Category is where you will find Posts which, I hope, you will find interesting … because they will reflect our lives; our world, and our place in it!

How smart is Ray?

I am periodically confronted by comments on how smart a dog, cat or other creature is … most of which I do not read, because the majority of them are little more than romantic notions supported with irrational and inconclusive evidence.

What does “smart” mean? Continue reading →

A few moments … that’s all!

I can remember recently seeing an elderly lady bend over (with obvious effort) just to pickup a piece of garbage (food wrapper?) off the sidewalk, and then put it in a bin. So many of us would have complained about the litter and walked on by. Continue reading →

The Ventriloquist!

This Post is a complete diversion from my usual contributions.

Every now and then, I come across something that makes an impact in some way or another, and seeing a link to a ventriloquist’s dummy that attempts to hypnotize the ventriloquist caught  my attention.  The thought of that being possible is rather fraught with some obvious complications, not the least of which is … how will the dummy function if the ventriloquist is in a trance? Continue reading →

By Faith

About a week ago, I had a call from my daughter. She had come across something she had written many years earlier (in 1999) and wanted to read it to me. She has written some interesting, perceptive, and thought provoking pieces over the years, so I said yes, please read it to me. When she had finished, there was nothing said, until … “Melanie, would you mind sending me a copy of that?” Continue reading →

“The Project”

People who live on the street are usually totally ignored. They become part of the “street furniture”, and so often get no more attention than regular street furniture. Continue reading →

A Simple Melody.

I find music fascinating. A song’s lyrics can take you into your history, or your anticipated future. It can arouse tears of sadness … or joy, and can cause excitement … or simply be a sedative.  Continue reading →