"I'm starting with the man in the mirror. I'm asking him to change his ways." Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror" It is surely stating the obvious, but Michael Jackson sang really well. This re-revelation came to me after using earbuds for the first time. High-quality earbuds, which anyone in America who is not me no doubt already… Continue reading Making a better place
Author: JOY journal
After a long career writing for local newspapers — and, on rare occasions, for publications such as The Washington Post — Nora is enjoying a second-wind season of employment that includes blogging and writing projects of special interest. She lives in Appalachia with her husband and a dog named Finn.
No news, good news
"Let us go to an ordinary street to feel that life is beautiful with all the ordinary things, with cats around, with children playing, with laundries hanged out, with people wandering aimlessly!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish author and playwright Last evening, two of us went to a track meet in a small city in… Continue reading No news, good news
Appalachian porch dog
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read." Groucho Marx Sometimes you just have to wonder. Two days after we brought our beloved Miles home from the animal shelter, he sauntered into the garden, raised his snout and began an elaborate sequence of… Continue reading Appalachian porch dog
The Bee Gees had it right
"How deep is your love?" the Bee Gees The oddest duo of things happened late Easter afternoon. First, I was innocently sitting on the deck with my husband, reading a back issue of Outside magazine and enjoying the sun, when two sentences almost left me in tears. The Matt Skenazy piece (September 2017) was a… Continue reading The Bee Gees had it right
Identity Theft
"Who dat?" fans of the New Orleans Saints It's not just 2018 America. People have always had difficulty recognizing God -- or not God, as the case often is. Take Matthew's account of Jesus's arrest, part of the event Christians are remembering today. Judas -- apostle turned traitor -- had to identify Jesus to his… Continue reading Identity Theft
