Bill’s a conservative upset that Meals on Wheels and Medicaid face possible cuts in America’s budget. He yells to colleagues
I should have said yes, meet you anywhere you want for lunch, even that greasy spoon with the lousy chili and corn dogs… Every five years or so we meet
Neighbors were happy to see Fred and Opal come back for the annual block party. Old Bill asked Fred why they moved and Fred said
Strong man Samson told Delilah seven locks of hair were the secret of his strength
Wally and Stan neighbors on the same block for 30 years never had a problem until Wally asked Stan over
So this Mick on the next stool, who’s as serious as Yeats but looks like Wilde, stares at me, with eyes crossed,
Someone smart told me yesterday you never really know the meaning of a word until
It is said brave folks who understand this new world understand demons. Donal Mahoney
In the fourth grade too many moons ago a reassuring teacher looked over my shoulder and said not to worry about
The old priest who won’t retire despite his bishop’s hints rides his bike around the parish every day for exercise. He waves and smiles at everyone
I don’t know if I’ll vote for president this year, something I’ve always done since 1960 when I turned old
Smitty isn’t Schulte. He doesn’t drive a Cadillac and doesn’t hit his wife often any more. Schulte, on the other hand,
The mug of tea I drank at dawn, the tea that drove me to the train needs a refill.
In St. Louis young blacks carry guns like cell phones and use them often to shoot each other, as we read in the daily paper
There’s a glorious sound system no… in the restored train depot where… from all over the nation once took… train to Camp Breckinridge before taking a plane to Korea.