by Christine | Jul 10, 2013 | Welcome Column
It must be just the right time of year for pears. The past few weeks I have included a pear in my lunch every day, and they are wonderful! They’re sweet, but not too sweet – there’s a duskiness “behind” the sweetness. They have a fruity aroma that is not cloying, and...
by Christine | Sep 21, 2011 | Welcome Column
There are many questions in the universe. Some get answered, but sadly, most do not. Since preoccupation with unanswered questions can be very distracting, and by extension, diminish the quality of the life for those so preoccupied, I would like to tap into my inner...
by Christine | Mar 19, 2017 | Welcome Column
One the favorite columns I wrote was actually my inaugural column. I tried to fold in bluegrass, white water kayaking, and even hacky sack into the piece, and attempted to create the image of a bluegrass rave. The latter never really took off in the American english...
by Christine | Jul 4, 2005 | Welcome Column
My wife, Lynn, believes that since I began writing this daily column, I’ve become a more psychologically balanced person. Happier, less crazy and neurotic. Her theory is that I unconsciously use the little stories that I write as a sort of web-based confessional....
by Christine | Aug 31, 2011 | Welcome Column
Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law states “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” We have witnessed this in this history both ancient and recent as societies at disparate levels of technology collide. The Native Americans surely thought the...
by Christine | May 13, 2019 | Welcome Column
A few of you out there may know that I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan. While spending a nice Saturday afternoon watching the ball game, I feel an eerily familiar voice during the commercials: It’s Andy Falco. Along with the phenomenon of my two great joys in life...
by Christine | Apr 2, 2012 | Welcome Column
Dear friends, Last month Marty Varner stepped in to help with my monthly welcome column, delivering his unique perspective on the challenging new album by the Punch Brothers. Since then the young man has got his grubby mitts on the latest release from one of the other...
by Christine | Jan 27, 2011 | Welcome Column
Fer SOME infernal reason, I have ALWAYS had this built in sub consious ALARM clock! When I go to bed, NO matter what time of the evening or early morning,I can tell meself to wake up at a certain time, and durned if’n I dont wake up about 2 to 3 minues BEFORE I...
by Christine | May 10, 2019 | Welcome Column
(A revisit from the master of random thought.)Fer SOME infernal reason, I have ALWAYS had this built in sub consious ALARM clock! When I go to bed, NO matter what time of the evening or early morning,I can tell meself to wake up at a certain time, and durned...
by Christine | Aug 27, 2014 | Welcome Column
It has been an honor and a privilege to be a contributing and regular Welcome Columnist for the CBA website for – um, quite a few years now. As much as I’ve enjoyed writing the weekly Wednesday column, I have also enjoyed the other Welcome columns as well. I...
