Daniel Francis 13 hours ago Noticing Things There's a scene in the musical "Music Man" whereby Marian (Shirley Jones) realizes she's in love with Professor Harold Hill (Robert Prest...
Daniel Francis 4 days ago 🛑H.A.L.T. When I was maybe 7 or 8, something got me upset. In a household of nine, it could have been any number of possibilities: an older siste...
Daniel Francis Feb 19 "How's That?" 👂 It's growing weaker, but I still have a very keen sense of hearing. When I was a northerner, I could hear snow falling on the evergreen ...
Daniel Francis Feb 17 "Ashes, ashes" For Christians around the world, today is the beginning of Lent marked by Ash Wednesday. Some people are inspired to give up beer or but...
Daniel Francis Feb 16 🎵R.E.S.P.E.C.T.🎹 There is a running debate about the word "tolerance." To some, it means accepting others for what they believe, how they behave and the ...
Daniel Francis Feb 12 GPS 🧭 For eighteen years I traveled a lot. If it hadn't been for the GPS navigation technology in my car, I'd still be looking for the off-ram...
Daniel Francis Feb 5 Truth and Freedom When I was living and working in East Harlem (NYC), I met many people who went to "the rooms", their way of describing the places that he...
Daniel Francis Feb 2 February Forward We are a month into the new year. How are you doing with your resolutions? Over 87% of us make them. Unfortunately, research shows th...
Daniel Francis Jan 29 Growing Stronger at Broken Places [4 thoughts] Thought #1: Years ago when I was watching a football game, I heard the announcers comment on an injured player that a fracture is better...
Daniel Francis Jan 26 Ordinary Miracles Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying that “there are only two ways to live your life: as if nothing is a miracle and as if everythi...