Over the past seven years, I have watched someone becoming rich. It has been a slow process. . . .

A few days ago, I was waiting for a flight in a shiny new wing of the Houston airport. I stopped. . . .

At dinnertime, my grandchildren play a game called Bloom, Bud, Thorn. One by one, each child looks. . . .

A few days ago, a friend gave me the gift of good news: his wife. . . .

Yesterday, I went to the post office in our small town to mail a package. . . .

Early one Saturday morning, I was hurrying through the airport when I noticed a. . . .