Editorials

3 months ago

Change is sure to come

Begin with a leaf. Place a napkin or paper towel on a table. Lay the leaf flat on top of the paper towel. Using a toothpick dipped in water, drop one drop on to the leaf.

3 months ago

Genetic roulette, anyone?

We’re all victims of genetic roulette. As you know, you get half your genetic code from your mother and half from your father. However, one-half of their genes aren’t passed on to you.

3 months ago

It is not always as it seems

Dad absolutely loved – and I do mean loved – TV wrestling.  He had his favorites, but none of them could surpass the one and only William Dee Calhoun, aka Haystack Calhoun.  

3 months ago

Keeping family memories

I have a cousin I’ll call Susan, who lives out of state in a nursing home. She is in the process of sliding into the dark tunnel of Alzheimer’s.

3 months ago

ADN = Toi

Si tu est Franco-Américain ou Acadien tu est le produit de milliers d’ancêtres français. Avant que tu sois née, tes ancêtres on déterminé la couleur de tes yeux, de tes cheveux, comment tu marche, comment du te tiens debout, comment tu ris, comment tu pleur, comment tu roule tes yeux, comment tu fait la baboune et bien d’autres choses.

3 months ago

In the blink of an eye

Everything happened so quickly that the woman felt she was dreaming. Once she was safely settled into the ambulance, realization came upon her and she began to cry. The ambulance personnel spoke to her softly and assuredly, as they started an IV in her arm. 

3 months ago

Looking back 60 years

For the readers, a question: what were you doing at this time in 1965? Were you grumbling about kids these days? Trying to figure out who was going to be the seasonal employer that year?

3 months ago

Let’s not judge our ancestors

Occasionally I write about the necessity not to judge our ancestors by today’s standards. It’s important to know something about the history of when they lived.