by Louie Ferrera | May 3, 2025 | Meditations
The condiments are lined up like soldiers on the formica countertop. Captain Mustard, as yellow as a frosty glass of lemonade on a July afternoon, is their leader. He stands straight and tall, his flat-top helmet reaching towards the ceiling. He’s not “mean” like...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 28, 2025 | Meditations
“Good morning boys and girls.” “Good morning Mr. Don!!” “It is so nice to see all of your smiling, white faces today. Before we begin our day, does anyone have any questions? Yes, Bob.” “Ah, my name is Roberto sir.” “In my classroom we use American names young man!”...
by Louie Ferrera | Apr 15, 2025 | Meditations
How do we free ourselves from The Darkness? Right now it is all encompassing, like the thickest of fogs. The Darkness has a physical presence that is pure evil, an impermeable coat of armor that feeds on negativity and anger, hatred and chaos. The conundrum...
by Louie Ferrera | Mar 23, 2025 | Meditations, Nature
The saying Spring has sprung is misleading. The word sprung implies something that happened immediately, unexpectedly, as in She sprung out from behind the tree to surprise me. I guess one could say that spring has indeed sprung…if you’ve been living life with...
by Louie Ferrera | Mar 18, 2025 | Meditations
A couple of weeks ago I bought a bunch of new stuff and man did it feel good! First up were the shoes. I’d been wearing the same black New Balance athletic shoes for biking and walking for something like the past five years. They were worn out and no longer felt good...
by Louie Ferrera | Feb 28, 2025 | Friends & Family, Meditations
To walk through the door of Emma’s Barbershop in Santa Rosa is to enter a portal to the past. An old school barber’s pole stands in the window, spinning its red and white stripes into infinity. The shop is small and narrow, customers wait for their haircuts in...
Hot dog gets ketchup!!!!
Sounds familiar!!! nice Louie man
Has to be said! Thanks for saying it Louie.
Louie, so happy we got to be there sharing your porch swing with just the right timing to see this…
Lovely. Last year I wrote about a little hummer who came to me for a moment during a difficult time.…