New York city with a taxi driving away from us.
June 28, 2025

Who Has the License to Drive Me Crazy?

I will confess that I am crazy, but I didn’t get there by myself. Somebody has been driving me crazy. When I use the word “somebody,” I mean a lot of people. I didn’t always know I was crazy until a few years ago. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage looked… Read More
A pile of rectangle chocolate bars oozing red filling from the top.
June 21, 2025

What’s Chocolate Got To Do With It?

Did you ever have a morning when everything went exactly as you planned? Well, neither have I. I plan my schedule to include everything I need for the day. But, unlike The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage, I fall way short of accomplishing that. Read More
Grandparents with 2 grandchildren sitting on their laps.
June 14, 2025

The Art and Craftiness of Grandfatherhood

Recently, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly were blessed with the arrival of our seventh grandchild. Jordan Nichole Papanu arrived on planet earth on February 13. The grandfather is doing fine, thank you, but there is some indication the… Read More
Paper and coin money spread out on a white surface.
June 07, 2025

Money, Money, Money. Where’s all the Money?

I can’t keep count of all the phone calls informing me that I won millions of dollars and a brand-new Mercedes-Benz. All I have to do is send them $15,000 to cover the income tax and processing fee, and they will be able to send me millions of dollars. I grew… Read More
A toddler with his face in a white frosted layer cake, eating whatever he can.
May 31, 2025

Another Week on My Own

Several weeks ago, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage informed me she would be in St. Augustine with our daughter and granddaughter for spring break. As always, I really didn’t properly process this information. I get so busy with other things that there… Read More
Silhouette of a couple sitting at the side of the ocean watching the sun set.
May 22, 2025

There’s No Place Like Home

Finishing my morning work, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage appeared at my office and asked, “Do you know what day it is?” I didn’t know if this was a trick question because she always puts a trick question before me. Read More