The Old Coot reads the comics
In a “Hi and Lois” comic strip in a newspaper the other day, “HI” pointed out a carving in a tree trunk to his teenage…
Editorial
Missing Element in Solving the Environmental Crisis; A Spiritual Solution
The 2023 UNO Climate Change Conference COP 28 has once again started in Dubai with prominent heads of nations and delegates from 200 countries. One delegation,…
Cars We Remember / Collector Car Corner; ‘It’s a wonderful ride’ needed now more than ever
When December rolls around each year I prepare for my month of holiday feature columns, the first this week about the fun and significance of…
The Old Coot pans book jackets
If you are a reader like me, or if you buy books for others, you are confronted with the old adage, “You can’t judge a…
Quality Thoughts Create a Quality Life (Short version)
We need to keep in touch with God’s plan to change the world of darkness into a world of light. Worldwide, souls are experiencing sorrow…
Collector Car / Cars We Remember; Females at Willow Run, Kaiser-Frazer ‘all-new’ car and Saab history
How Ford’s female workforce helped win WWII Q: Greg, I was at the recent Guthrie Clinic and Robert Packer Hospital veterans dedication event that you…
Formula for recharging the soul; Ctrl + Alt + Delete
The soul needs strength to deal effectively with daily situations, demanding as they are, and yet take time out for the self. Souls have become…
The Old Coot is careful?
This past summer I walked out the door to go for a kayak ride on the Susquehanna River. My wife gave me one of those,…
Guest Editorial: Holiday Blues
If you’re feeling irritable, rushed, sad or lonely during the holiday period you may have the “holiday blues”. ‘Tis the season to be jolly –…
A Pastor’s Thoughts: The Holy Family and Today’s Families
Years ago a friend, the Presbyterian poet Ann Weems, wrote this powerful poem to be mindful of today. Into the wild and painful cold of…