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Rock Language The word “bergmal” in the Icelandic language can be translated as “rock language” in English, but it means what we call an “echo.” This piece of information came from the website “Mental Floss” which I was browsing for the fun of it. The phrase “rock language” triggered images from the Bible of trees…

On the “Antiques Roadshow” a woman brought a small piece of old paper with a faded note written on it , and Abraham Lincoln’s signature. She assumed that the note was written by a secretary, but that the signature might be worth something. She was right about the signature, but the appraiser told her that…

A young woman soprano performed in concert at the church I once attended. Her voice was fresh, very pretty and expressive; I thought she showed real promise to be a professional concert singer. Her program was varied and the audience was appreciative. On the back of the printed program she gave a brief autobiography that…

The Road Less Traveled , by Scott Peck was a hugely popular best seller in the United States and around the world in the 1980’s and 1990’s. First published in 1978, the opening words of the book are, “Life is difficult.” All of Dr. Peck’s observations and suggestions about life on earth spring from this…

“Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “You are worried about many things, but few are needed—or indeed, only one. Mary has chosen better part, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:40-42)…

Skaneateles Lake in New York State was the place for our final scuba diving test. Jack and I had finished the test and were sitting on the deck of a friend of our instructor. He told us about the lake in all seasons and then said, “One spring morning I was sitting out here having…

Jack emerged from the bottom of the St. Lawrence River and reached out to hand me a glass goblet he had just found. When I took the goblet I could see that it had a very large chip on one side. “It’s chipped,” I said. “Throw it back!” “Look at the date on it,” he…

Very firmly my father would say to his three quite young daughters, “Your mother is the most beautiful woman in the world.” At four years old I knew that he was right, and none of us ever questioned him at all. One day my oldest sister,hanging from the banister in the front hallway, said,”There’s going…

At a time when my brother-in-law was having serious health problems , his wife, my sister Jane, was called for jury duty. She protested, and asked to be excused, but was refused, and so she showed up at the appointed time and date. At the questioning of the potential jurors, she gave her name and…

John Kennedy Jr., President Kennedy’s son, was killed in a plane crash near Martha’s Vineyard in July of 1999. He had taken pilot lessons and was flying a small plane from New York on a very foggy day. It was a shocking disaster, as his wife and sister-in-law were on board and all three perished.…