The Stranger

This story of The Stranger could be all of our stories.  Sad, but true. Many years ago when I was a child, my dad met a stranger who was new to our small town.  From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family.  The stranger quickly accepted and has been around from then on. As I grew up, I never questioned his presence with my family.  In my young mind, we had a special place just for him. My parents were complementary instructors: Mom taught me good from evil, and Read More

Everyone Else is Doing it!

The other day, I was traveling north on I-35E at 4:00pm after visiting a friend at a downtown St. Paul hospital.  Several times while en-route, all lanes of traffic came to a standstill. However, I watched multiple cars driving the speed limit in the express lane. Two solid white lines separated the annoyed drivers from the oblivious ones. The express lane, overhead sign said vehicles in the the express lane had to have 2 or more persons in the vehicle between the hours of 3:00 and 7:00pm. I noticed several random cars with only one occupant, unless the other person Read More