My brother, Jay, and I grew up a country field away and yet “here” was a constant destination—where my grandparents, Florence and Joe Drennan, lived on the farm. We slept here at their house most Friday nights, waking up early Saturday mornings to help Grandpa with farm chores. My Grandma, […]
Beth Caldwell – The View From Here
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It’s late Sunday morning and a gentle rain is falling. I am on the edge of lamenting such precipitation because I could be outside cutting the grass instead of sitting here typing. But then again, as I see it, all things happen for a reason. At least the rain gives […]
Writing from the heart is tricky business. I found that out in a sheepish—albeit comical—way when, once upon a column, I put it all “out there” and wrote about issues with my Greek figure (and included how much I weighed) and my subsequent choices to begin to lead a healthier […]
It’s nearly 9:30 p.m. and I’m looking out my front window at the still and quiet of the evening and the closing off of daylight as the orange sun slides beneath the horizon. Once again, and this time through very sad events in the lives of others, I am reminded […]
I’ve made good on the “Jumpstart to Summer” theme. At this moment, I am more tired than the most tired person on the planet, but I feel like a million bucks. I sucked the marrow out of a three-day weekend, and every used-up muscle and aching joint is a reminder […]
“SMH.” For those of you who have not yet been sucked into the vortex of cellphone texting and Internet acronyms, the three consonants stand for “Shake My Head.” The letters also represent an Australian newspaper known as the Sunday Morning Herald, and likely also are a short form for other […]
“SMH.” For those of you who have not yet been sucked into the vortex of cellphone texting and Internet acronyms, the three consonants stand for “Shake My Head.” The letters also represent an Australian newspaper known as the Sunday Morning Herald, and likely also are a short form for other […]
Erma Bombeck said, “Never have more children than you have car windows.” How about, “Never take more small grandchildren with you to a restaurant than you have arms.” Recently, during a mid-week lull in my calendar of events, I put the question to four of my grandchildren, who range in […]
Erma Bombeck said, “Never have more children than you have car windows.” How about, “Never take more small grandchildren with you to a restaurant than you have arms.” Recently, during a mid-week lull in my calendar of events, I put the question to four of my grandchildren, who range in […]
“As scarce as the truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.” How true. How very true. This is a quote penned by Josh Billings, an American humorist who lived during the 1800s. His real name was Henry Wheeler Shaw and in the day, he was […]
“It’s like Chinese water torture—slow and relentless,” he said, sour-toned on the dragging carcass of winter. I couldn’t have put it better myself in 500 words. But what the heck, I can try. The weather has played me out and I don’t play out easily. I don’t give up easily, […]
“When you don’t know what to do, get still. Get very still until you do know what to do.” Oprah Winfrey offered this advice to graduates at Stanford University in California during her commencement address there in 2008. And she was right. If you are quiet long enough to listen, […]
