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Yesterday was Father’s Day, which made me remember a story I told prisoners in a jail about another father. It

June 19, 2022

“My grandfather!” says a Christian snob, “Was a Brahmin before he converted!” “Yes, it’s the second time, you’ve told me

June 18, 2022

It was as the forty plus politician, the beginnings of grey stubble on his cheek, looking down and despondent, walked

June 17, 2022

This morning’s paper had me dumbfounded; most students who had passed their exams had scored over ninety percent. I called

June 16, 2022

The twins, and their mother, my daughter and her husband are down from New York and my otherwise quiet house

June 15, 2022

He was resting at the well. I knew he’d sent his followers away, to get a much needed respite away

June 14, 2022

Many of us love watching beauty pageants: And I wondered for a moment what would happen if God was the

June 13, 2022

This was a TV ad a few years ago: A little girl stares out of the window of an old

June 12, 2022

Something I do every morning before writing my column is to go into the net and peek at some of

June 11, 2022

My morning cuppa’s been getting some good press lately: Last week she was featured as a preventive for diabetes and

June 10, 2022

“This new doctor at the hospital is good, really good,” said Aunt Susan as she hobbled over to my mother

June 9, 2022

“Mother!” cried the little girl, “I don’t want to go to college anymore! The lecturer called me an idiot!” The

June 8, 2022

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