Tag: Grandparent

Compare & Contrast!

You know, my father and grandfather (his father) were, much like those generations in general, really good men. Both were very generous with what little they had. They were both kind, compassionate men that had a habit of being quietly helpful. They believed that people, especially family, were more important than things. Unlike me, I can’t recall ever hearing my… Continue reading

Forget the Future; Imagine the Past

Interview I came across an interview by the Paris Review Magazine with William Gibson*, the sci-fi writer who created the neologism, “cyberspace.” His perspective is always so challenging and insightful. This portion of the interview is making the rounds in cyberspace: It’s harder to imagine the past that went away than it is to imagine the future. What we were… Continue reading

On to the Next Generation…

At one time I had over 30 “great” relatives:  my grandparents and their brothers and sisters and their wives and husbands—my great aunts and uncles. Last night, the last of that generation passed away, Uncle Tolbert McCrory.  He was my mother’s father’s youngest brother.  I will always remember him as pleasant and cheerful.  Full of pluck and good humor.  Quick… Continue reading

The Old Ways

Nostalgia.  The good old days.  The old ways.  Back in the day. We tend to remember the past all packaged up as warm and glowing.  This morning, for no discernible reason at all, I had a flash back memory from my childhood.  I was a young child visiting my great Aunt Hester€”my mother‘s mother’s sister.  My great Aunt Hester had… Continue reading