Russellings of the Spirit

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  • TO LIVE LIKE ELSIE

    Where I grew up, just outside of Columbus, Ohio, most of our milk and milk-related products came from Borden Dairy. Borden’s primary spokescow was named Elsie and their slogan was, “Borden Dairy… home of the contented cows.” The slogan was… Continue reading

  • I VOTED!

    Yes, m’am. I did. And see… I have the sticker to prove it. And because Joan and I live and vote in Colorado, we had the chance to sit down with the Blue Book, study the pros and cons of… Continue reading

  • Lay it Down

    This week I discovered that, apparently, I’m in love. But not with the one you’d think I should be in love with.  I also discovered that this love is not a terribly healthy one. So, here is the skinny; for… Continue reading

  • Much ado about trash cans

    If you aren’t familiar with renowned cardiologist Dr. Robert S. Eliot, you are certainly familiar with his most famous quotation. In a 1983 Time magazine article about cardiac health, Dr. Eliot advised readers, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”He then continued with his now… Continue reading

  • TODAY’S FORECAST

    Sometimes it all just gets to be a little much, doesn’t it? I continue to wait in vain for the scales of justice to tip even minutely back toward balance. I ask; the rich CAN’T just continue getting richer, can… Continue reading

  • If Only

    If only. Am I right? If only we had some kind of lesson or foreshadowing from history. I mean the kind of foreshadowing that might be able to teach us the best way for humans to relate to one another. … Continue reading

  • JUSTICE?

    I used to say I believed in justice.  But today? I’m not so sure. Please understand… I believe one hundred percent whole-heartedly in every person’s RIGHT to justice. I also believe in the principle that promises us justice will ultimately… Continue reading

  • A Dog’s Weltanschauung

    Patrick is doing a lot better, thanks. To clarify… Patrick is our dog. He is a 10-year-old Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. There he is, on the right… Joan and I have had Patrick since he was about a year and a half… Continue reading

  • His Master’s Voice

    There is a cartoon from New Yorker magazine that has been making the rounds on the interwebs lately. This cartoon shows two people – a man and a woman – walking along a city sidewalk, deep in conversation. The woman turns to… Continue reading

  • The Eternal NOW

    Devoting too much of my mind to an imagined future leads to anxiety or anger or both. Devoting too much of my mind to a bygone past leads to resentment or arrogance or both.  My challenge today is to learn… Continue reading