A Woman Named Bobbee "I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree." The words of Joyce Kilmer. Bobbee loved trees. Confronted by the sight of green leafy branches set against the blue skies of summer, she …
Virgil’s Corner #26
Lessons from a Wedding Not long ago, my wife, Shawn, and I attended the wedding of the son of some long time friends. I have always loved weddings for they provide the opportunity to see so much love and joy and so much …
Virgil’s Corner #25
MAKING NUMBERS COUNT I am reading a book. It is about numbers. Big numbers. Thousands, millions and billions of numbers. Its premise is that when numbers grow so big it is impossible for our brains to comprehend them. The …
Virgil’s Corner #24
A Simple Act It is a life that almost wasn't. He was born in 1927, three months premature. Most people thought the baby would not live. Desperate and afraid, the mother sought out a fortune teller. She predicted the little …
Virgil’s Corner #23
The Coin There's something that's a big part of our everyday lives that we don't even think about. It rattles around in our pockets or in our purses and we dole it out unthinkingly several times a day to all kinds of …
Virgil’s Corner #22
Missing Beauty It is indeed an incredible world in which we live. The advance of technology is breathtaking. More and more we spend our lives in front of a computer screen. An international study reports today's adults are …
Virgil’s Corner #21
Journey to the Bridge I am the son of an immigrant. My father's name was John De Dominicis. At Ellis Island, the clerks shortened the name to "Dominic." He came to America with his Dad, my grandfather, Vincenzo …
Virgil’s Corner #20
Autumn Musings What is this feeling we have when Autumn winds begin to blow, sending leaves of summer past, swirling to and fro. Turning, tossing, tumbling in the air as they break away from trees they once called home. Some …