iDeas about the Past

Reprogramming the Past

I would like to go back in time and tell myself things I wish I had known. It’s not possible, but it would be nice, We each have the...

Old Violin with a Past

I bought my wife an old violin, a really old violin. It was handmade in 1779 by a Richard Duke. At one time it was owned by a member of...

Reaching Back

Reaching back into the past fulfills a need to connect with the history that makes us who we are as we move forward into the future. We...

Forgiving the Past

It’s easy to forgive and forget the acts of some people from our past. I find it easiest to forgive my childhood peers. I hope they find...

Places Farther Away

Places farther away seem farther in the past, even if they are not. My son Blake and I were talking about some times we had while living...

Stuffed With Stuff

I spent some time in a four story antique mall today. The place was stuffed with stuff. Stuff to hang on the wall, to place on the shelf,...

A Sunny Sunday Afternoon

On Sunday afternoons my wife practices her cello and I usually take a walk to my favorite downtown coffee shop to write. We live in the...

United Negro College Fund

I grew up as a little white kid in a family of bigoted fools. But I believed the slogan in ads the United Negro College Fund ran, which...

Groovy Guru has Another Weird Dream

I dreamt that I was dining at a table with a king, two princesses, and a queen. The table was set in a camp, close to the King's tent -...

Unzip the Past

When I am somewhere that I lived once, I sit still and think back on past experiences there. The air around me starts to vibrate with...

A Bug Hug

I spent a moment going back in time this morning. I sat in my favorite place by the pool surrounded by a cool breeze and some soft...