markallentinsleyDec 20, 20182 minLive the dash!Some time ago, I was visiting a cemetery and found myself taking note of the dates engraved on a particular tombstone. On the lefthand...
markallentinsleyDec 14, 20183 minFreddie Mercury's not-so-rhetorical questionPhoto of Freddie Mercury in his iconic yellow jacket taken from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Mercury). License found...
markallentinsleyDec 8, 20183 min"Are ye Abel?" said the MasterTruth be told, virtually all of us feel a healthy sense of insecurity in our lives. Yet we so often go about our days tricking ourselves...
markallentinsleyDec 2, 20182 minA wood stove and a PresidentOne of my fondest memories from childhood is the family wood stove. My parents have an old, iron stove in the basement that they used...