Author Archives: Randy Norton

Nobody Told Me There Would Be Days Like This

When we are children, we have no care in the world. We get clothes and shoes to wear, we get toys and more toys, we get food; provided, cooked and cleaned up all for nothing. The life of a child is carefree, for the most part. There are always putrid exceptions where children are abused,Continue reading “Nobody Told Me There Would Be Days Like This”

Times of Change

I’m a Generation X. I don’t know what that means really but I do know that each generation is a little bit different. My generation, I feel, was unique. We grew up in such a time of technological change. When I was a young teenager, we got our first microwave. Phones were still dial andContinue reading “Times of Change”

Wrapping Paper

Writing comes fairly easy to me, wrapping does not. My present wrapping skills looks as if a 5-year-old did the wrapping, no disrespect to you 5-year-olds. But seriously I can’t wrap very well. I just usually settle for a bag with tissue paper covering the gift. But why do we wrap things, wrap gifts? WhatContinue reading “Wrapping Paper”

Rainbows and Blackholes

Rainbows full of the light spectrum of color, glistening moisture reflecting the sun’s rays to brighten the landscape from the ground to the sky. We look at rainbows with awe and wonder. We are mesmerized by its color, vibrancy and fanciful thoughts of finding the pot of gold at its end. We see rainbows inContinue reading “Rainbows and Blackholes”

Floundering

Floundering definition is to struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud: and or struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion. Yep, that’s me. Is that you too? I had an epiphany the other day. I was visiting my friend’s gravesite and was having a one-sided conversation. He just wouldn’t answer back. ButContinue reading “Floundering”

Upside Down

Where has common sense gone? On my last post, I talked about it being thrown out the window. I have purposely stayed away from politics and the like in my posts. I have tried to make subtle hints but, in this post, I am not going to be silent. According to the constitution, that “someone”Continue reading “Upside Down”

Common Sense Thrown Right Out the Window

Common sense (from Latin Sensus communis) is “knowledge, judgement, and taste which is more or less universal and which is held more or less without reflection or argument”. As such, it is often considered to represent the basic level of sound practical judgement or knowledge of basic facts that any adult human being ought to possess. I wantedContinue reading “Common Sense Thrown Right Out the Window”

True Colors

The world is made up of so many variances of color. I’m amazed at how many Crayola Crayons there are. Sunsets, rainbows, oceans, mountains, flowers, the list goes on and on. Everywhere a person looks there is color. Lush green grass across the open expanse in the park or soft white snow blanketing the countrysideContinue reading “True Colors”