by Toni McNaron | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Truth in advertising: I do not watch football, collegiate or professional. One reason is that I seldom can tell where the little ball is or why lots of large men are falling all over each other. For years, I’ve secretly suspected that the game was made up as...
by Toni McNaron | Feb 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) has recently begun airing a new program launched by National Public Radio (NPR). It’s called 1A and its host is Joshua Johnson. Joshua has eclectic tastes in both subject matter and guests, so I always benefit from hearing bits and...
by Toni McNaron | Jan 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Two weeks of this January have been so far below zero both in actual temperature and wind chill that I have had to walk at my local YWCA. My days begin with an early morning walk of about a mile and a half, rain or shine. I walk in the street rather than on the...
by Toni McNaron | Jan 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I sobered up after nineteen years of serious alcoholic drinking, the first coherent thought I remember having is: “What a waste of valuable time.” What I meant by that lament was simple–though I had lots of ideas about literature, I had not...
by Toni McNaron | Dec 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every year, I set up a crèche in my living room, an act that gives me tremendous pleasure. Creches are supposed to focus on the manger scene with Mary and Joseph looking down on a crib housing the baby Jesus. These little collections may include the three Magi with...
