Posted January 9, 2020 in Monthly News

To Hell in a Handbasket

At one time, handbaskets were common. Briefcases (cases originally designed to hold legal briefs) have basically replaced them other than for the use of the term, “going to hell in a handbasket.” Both handbaskets and briefcases are small and relatively easy to carry.

The saying about going to hell in a “handbasket,” implied a quick […]

Posted January 31, 2015 in Monthly News

Out My Window

Back in 1965, Paul Simon wrote one of his masterpieces, I am a Rock. The opening lyrics are the following:

        A winter’s day         In a deep and dark December;         I am alone,         Gazing from my window to the […]

Posted October 7, 2014 in Monthly News

Minor Surgery

The classic definition of “minor surgery” is surgery someone else is having. That being said, some surgeries are clearly more serious and extensive than others. A heart transplant, for example, is a lot more serious than surgery for a hernia, which is what I had. I am not sure how or when I developed the […]