“And I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men to myself.”    Words of Jesus, John 12:32 * * * This is Holy Week in the Christian world. Through all the passion and pageantry, the cross takes center stage. But for most of the other 364 days, it stands naked and alone, suspended on …

It’s dangerous to sit around with not much to do. One could get bored, or do something drastic, like make a list. * * * Your fingers fidget, lay hold of the ink pen on the table, slide over a nice clean sheet of paper. Before you know it, the pen and the paper eyeball …

Shadows are always dark. *** Blame it on Newton: For every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. Took him three laws to infer that every action is a gamble. He never even suggested a hedge. Chew on that for a while. The thought bounced around in my dream like a marble in a tin …