I bought a Bible. I did not need a Bible. I have two or three, including one that belonged to my grandparents. I asked my siblings after my mom died if they objected if I took it, and no one said they did. (There’s one other that my parents had that I’m interested in that’sContinue reading “Unexpressed Love”
Category Archives: Life
Daddy
My father, Edward Gibson, passed away on October 2nd, aged almost eighty-five. Some scattered thoughts and memories.
The Stolen Newspapers
Once upon a time, Exton Square Mall had a newsstand. The newsstand was on the lower level of the mall, as my Electronics Boutique store was, on the other side of the level. The easiest way to get there was to go straight through Strawbridge’s — women’s intimates was at my entrance, I think furnitureContinue reading “The Stolen Newspapers”
How Do I Sound?
A fun little quiz circulated on BlueSky yesterday evening, a quiz that maps one’s dialect to a specific region of the United States. My results were not surprising! I talk like someone from Maryland, with about 54% of my answers to this 60 question quiz being consistant with a Marylander. I was born in Baltimore,Continue reading “How Do I Sound?”
Lunar Eclipse
Last night there was a lunar eclipse on the east coast. Of course, the weather was terrible. It started raining about 10 o’clock last night. Thunder, lightning, the whole shebang. There was a break in the rain about 11:30, but the cloud cover was too thick. There was a brief break in the clouds. ThisContinue reading “Lunar Eclipse”
Dolly Parton
When I was fourteen my family went on vacation to Tennessee. My mom had a rule. Vacations were not strictly for pleasure. We went to King’s Dominion outside Richmond one day, we went to visit the Virginia Capitol the other day. We went to Nags Head one day, we took a tour of an historicContinue reading “Dolly Parton”
Summer’s End
Summer isn’t really over, but last night was the final day of the Dallastown carnival. The kids start school next week. I walked up to Dallastown a few nights ago. I needed the exercise; I’ve been lax, I thought my legs would hate me, but they didn’t. I saw deer on Oak Road as IContinue reading “Summer’s End”
A Moment of Kindness
An elderly man was struggling with the door to one of the coolers at the grocery store. He had his cane in one hand and an item in the other. He was trying to grab the handle with the left hand (the one holding the item) while keeping himself upright with the cane in right.Continue reading “A Moment of Kindness”
Maps in the Sky
This afternoon I took my trash over to the dumpsters, looked up in the sky… …and thought, “Those two clouds look like the Falkland Islands!” And they do!
The Strange Case of the Absent Pencil
Yesterday I found myself dwelling on a strange memory from seventh grade. I didn’t do homework for about two weeks because — and this is going to sound dumb — I had no pencils. And I either didn’t know how to or didn’t want to ask my parents to get pencils for me. It actuallyContinue reading “The Strange Case of the Absent Pencil”