“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi
A Poem by Mattie Stepanek – May 1999 A New Hope I need a hope … a new hope. A hope that reaches for the stars, and That does not end in violence or war. A hope that makes peace on our earth, and That does not create evil in the world. A hope that […]
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” Hal Borland
“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak A few years ago someone told me about a movie entitled “The Book Thief” (released 2013). At the time I pictured a professional thief stealing valuable books from museums and universities. This Christmas I was given the book by the same name (published 2005). I was so surprised to learn […]
Depression Alone even with others, Lonely without a reason, Tears to be withheld, Fears of nothing and everything, Imagination of things untold, Predictions that may come true. Color? Every shade of blue. by Sue Baugh Mattingly Graphic by Pixabay
Phillip When I was in the first grade my little brother, a toddler, died on the way to the hospital. He had been ill his entire little life. https://crookedcreek.live/2016/09/27/little-blue-bird/ Daddy That loss brought about many changes in our family. The most profound change was in my father. Fortunately, perhaps, I do not remember details about […]
Impact Depression affects about 121 million people worldwide (World Health Organization) and 14.8 million in the U.S. making it the leading cause of disability (National Institutes of Mental Health). According to the WHO, depression ranks number four on the list of diseases and is predicted to be number two by next year. There has been […]
There are only about 1,500 grizzly bears left in the lower 48 states. Approximately 600 of those are in the area of Yellowstone Park. In spite of serious population decline, in 2017 grizzly bears (also called the North American brown bear) were stripped from the Endangered Species Act protections. That meant that the Grizzlies in […]
Book Review If you love comedian Trevor Noah you will like his autobiography. Noah, host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central, was born in 1984 in Johannesburg. In his book, “Born A Crime” he tells what it was like to grow up in South Africa during and immediately following Apartheid. It was particularly difficult […]
Another Year – Post #216 Just to catch up from last year’s post https://crookedcreek.live/2018/02/08/thanks/ Crooked Creek now has 263 followers. One year ago it was only 120. We welcome each and every new follower and say, “Thanks” once again to all readers. It is also significant (to me at least) that I am preparing infusion number 302 […]
This is follow-up to my post “Facebook” on July 30 last year. https://crookedcreek.live/2018/07/30/facebook/ Per The Daily Mail one-third of Facebook users from 16-34 have deleted their accounts. The main reason does not seem to be Facebook’s exploitation of 50 million users profiles but because it is “no longer cool.” Good for them regardless of the […]
When I was a small child we had no telephone. Later, after moving from rural Crooked Creek, we did have a rotary dial phone. It was a party line with seven other families, which could be interesting at times. My Grandfather was Post Master of Gee, KY and letters were the way that most people […]
The Half Has Never Been Told Slavery And The Making Of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist This is not a book to be undertaken lightly. It is a hard read, or at least it was for me. It covers not only slavery, which I thought I knew a lot about but war, politics, economics […]
