Eleven years ago, I learned the secret of happiness. I discovered three things that if done consistently, would result in a perfectly happy life. Imagine my dismay when I discovered I couldn’t do them. Oh, I could do one of the three with no problem and another one most of the time, but it was …
“Let us go to the banks of the ocean where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee. Long ago, I used to be a young man and dear Margaret remembers that for me.” I think I was in fourth or fifth grade the first time I heard the words “Zuider Zee.” I don’t remember if …
What are the nicest things anyone has ever said to you? I certainly hope you have had at least a few times in your life someone told you how proud they were of you, or how special you are or some variations on that theme. Before I get too far into this, I’m going to …
