Welcome to Rich's Ramblings……
Our basic rights go back a long, long way but they are being eroded and that could impact everyone. I NO LONGER engage in political writing, for a variety of reasons, Continue Reading →
Far too many Americans cannot, and with total chaos at the leadership level of the country, it’s more and more likely we are moving into a crisis many won’t be Continue Reading →
IT’S BEEN A while. I had almost forgotten what a road trip felt like but it came back in a hurry. I haven’t left Chester County, PA for more than Continue Reading →
I DIDN’T GO to Quaker meeting this morning. I wanted the fellowship but the grumpy old man in me won out and instead I emptied out all the potting soil from Continue Reading →
The aligning of a great paper’s editorial page with any administration is wrong and I am lodging my little protest. I MADE A meaningless protest last night. By that Continue Reading →
The college sports I knew and love are changing and while the athleticism may be great, cheering for old State U is a lot harder these days. YES, I Continue Reading →
A lot of days I don’t have much hope, but there is one hope I do hang on to….. IT’S A COLD January morning and I am thinking about hope. In Continue Reading →
I haven’t quit writing. I’ve just been unable to do it, for a lot of whiney reasons. So, time to buck up and get back in the saddle, even if Continue Reading →
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I want to have hope, but foreboding seems to have rented a room in my head and I am not sure what life will be like in a week or Continue Reading →
Waiting for a lost key, listening to Kris, Merle, Johnny and Willie and thinking about running away from home and time in a long-gone ’54 Ford with a scratchy radio…. Continue Reading →
The rain, falling gently, lets an old guy feel lazy without feeling guilty I’VE BEEN LAZY this week. It’s not for any physical reason. It’s just the rain. I’ve always liked Continue Reading →
Yes, a tariff is a tax. Period. You and I pay it. Any more questions? TIME FOR AN economics lesion. The word “tariff” has been on my mind the past few Continue Reading →
Thinking about health care and wondering how some folks navigate it all on-line, and what if they don’t? And, of course, who is shut out by cost? I’m about to head Continue Reading →
Today, I cannot love my country, not against the background noise of gunfire and the cries of children. LITTLE BOYS and girls skip down the street to elementary school, or step Continue Reading →
A dove’s call takes me on a journey back to other times and a song… THOSE DAMNED DOVES. Every morning when I sit out on the patio, surrounded by flowers Continue Reading →