MORE BETTER
Luis Hernandez looked at a broken gate he had fixed for us and said, “There, now it’s more better.” While that may seem redundant or grammatically incorrect, I grew to like “more better” as I believed it summed up what we need on many fronts, “more better.” I am indebted to Luis for this insight
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 EQUINOX
Life is about the seasons of change, internal and external, and how we adjust our rhythms and find ourselves in balance or not. Equinox is when the amount of night and day are approximately the same, about 12 hours each, all over the world. For us in the northern hemisphere, it marks the official end
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HARVEST TIME
My maternal grandfather was a descendant of the gatherers. He was a forager in the woods, especially in late Summer and early Fall for berries, nuts, mushrooms and paw paws. He also gathered many other things including “pieces of string too short to save.” He would put them in a shoe box with that written
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FRIENDS AND LIFE
Two friends in British Columbia and I, in Arizona, share information, links to some amazing, creative projects, and some whimsy in the form of poems and stories. Not long ago, one of them posted the following 3 lines of poetry: “Oh, to read what he has read regarding red…o” I pondered the words
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SMALL STUFF ACCOMPLISHED
Sitting outside with coffee in hand, I say to S, “I need to do something creative or productive today.” She says, “Give me an example.” Me: “I need to look for a good writing workshop that fits where I am and who I am with my writing.” She: “Do it.” So, I begin researching among
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PS for LABOR DAY 2022
PS for garygruber.com/labor-day-2022 There are numerous workers who make my life easier, better or more productive and I want to list them by category and thank a number of them personally for their good work. Here are my top ten: 1. Medical personnel including doctors, nurses, technicians and administrators 2. Police, fire, safety and sanitation
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LABOR DAY 2022 *
One of my favorite hymns was written by Jane Laurie Borthwick in 1819, an old Scottish hymn set to a familiar tune, “Ora Labora” by T. Tertius Noble in 1918. Noble was an English born organist who moved to the United States and eventually was the organist at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in NYC. Borthwick
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“THEY KNEW”
There are times when I drop out of all the political discourse and then I become involved again in spite of my efforts to distance myself from so much palaver. When I posted a comment to Dan Rather’s Steady blog “ They Knew. They All Knew.” I did not expect hundreds of favorable responses and
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U.S. HEALTHCARE IS GOOD, BUT…
Our U.S. healthcare system is good, especially with regard to medical technologies, advances in pharmaceuticals, highly trained and qualified specialists and sub-specialists treating all kinds of diseases, and a cadre of compassionate and caring front line workers in hospitals and clinics nationwide. BUT, there are a few issues, including mass confusion around Covid and its
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