Tom Reilly

So, I’m in the checkout at Lowe’s with a bag of bird feed. I had recently installed a new bird feeder in our backyard. The clerk said to me, “Oh, you’re going to feed the birds?” “Yep,” I said. “Somebody’s gotta feed the birds.” She…

by Tom Reilly “Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.” Marcus Tullius Cicero, a master of Latin prose, righteous pagan, consul to the Roman Empire, philosopher, and orator penned those words. It’s golf season, which means I agonize over every aspect of…

by Tom Reilly When life weighs you down As you know it must, And you bend To the weight of the load; Straighten your back, Stiffen your jaw, and Take one more step. When you trip and fall As many have done, And rising Is…