Hunting The Shoals Of Herring ‘With our nets and gear we’re faring on the wild and wasteful ocean. It’s there that we hunt and earn our bread as we hunt the bonny shoals of herring.’ It isn’t often that I awake to the words or refrain of a song. Yet that is what happened just…
Get behind me, Satan There comes to mind at this time the story of the lady who went shopping for a dress one day. Seeing a fabulous dress on display in the store window with a price tag of 75 dollars, which she really couldn’t afford, she went against her better judgement, tried it on,…
“How Now, Brown Cow? “ Those few words, “How now, brown cow?” is what we might call a lighthearted way of asking, “What’s up, Doc?” or “What’s next?” Dictionaries tell us that the expression has its origin in the teaching of the English language and that teachers have used it to teach students how to…
As Time Goes By Those of you who are into British sitcom will recognize the title of this article as the name of a popular BBC sitcom which aired from 1992 to 2005 and its reruns are still viewed on Public Television channels. It follows the relationship between two old time friends who have reunited…
To Bee Or Not To Bee I had just finished sharing the gospel of the day when I felt this thing on my left hand and figured it was just a pesky fly. So I swatted it with my right hand only to feel a sharp sting and then realized that I had been victimized…
In The Big Inning You are probably aware already that in the beginning of the game the Houston Astros dominated and led by two runs, but in the big inning (seventh) the Washington Nationals scored three runs and went on to win the seventh and deciding game of this year’s World Series. I am telling…
In The Heat Of The Day Most of my readers will have been familiar with the 1967 movie, ‘In the heat Of The Night’ starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, later to be followed in the 80s and 90s by the TV series of the same name, starring Carroll O’Connor and Howard Rollins and dealing…
Here is a picture of St. Francis DeSales Church in Abaco, Bahamas – In 1961 members of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts took up this Mission on the Island of Abaco in the Bahamas. Following a fire that destroyed the original Church, this Church was built under the direction of Fr. Stan Kolasa, SS.CC….
‘Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay’ “Sitting in the mornin’ sun, I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ comes, watching the ships roll in and then I watch ‘em roll away again. I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay watching the tide roll away.” As I write these lines, these lyrics composed and sung…
Last Of The Summer Wine He is short and scrubby. She is tall and rock jawed. He lives on the first floor, while she lives on the second level right above him. For some unexplained reason she is his heart throb, while he is her most constant nuisance. For him love is blind, so it…