June 8, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com You can plant “seeds” wherever you walk. Well, not literally, just in coin of the realm. These days when I meander, no matter where that is, and if I have change… Continue reading

June 6, 2025 So many of the young men who gave their lives on Omaha Beach this day in 1944 were farm boys who had never seen an ocean, who just short months before were hauling hay in their early… Continue reading

June 1, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com “Minimalism” in art and other design is roughly “less is more” though it gets complicated over exactly what those words mean. For simplicity’s sake, there is calmness, even purity in what… Continue reading

May 25, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com I apologize for missing weekly deadline on this piece because it is not about nostalgia nor is it the usual observations of ordinary life that tell of the humanity most people… Continue reading

May 18, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Early, bright morning, no high humidity to throw a wet blanket, bit of a breeze, it all makes for a clear slate no matter what the day before brought. Most of… Continue reading

May 11, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com You walk down a street, and there is a whiff of early summer but not oppressive heat and humidity, not of drought or unreasonable AC utility bills but a breeze from… Continue reading

May 4, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com Here’s an American story. We all need one right now. It’s about a fellow who did not go to college but who ended up with at least a doctorate in his… Continue reading

April 27, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com I am a rare visitor to Gotham, Manhattan, but when I go, the welcome gift on return is a sore neck. You cannot visit this borough of New York City without… Continue reading

April 20, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com As is my wont, a habit from newspaper days, I am up early, 4-5 a.m., and then head for a favorite old-style coffee shop. The day cannot begin without the java… Continue reading

April 13, 2025 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com When we kids played hide and seek back in our innocence – at least those who were free of circumstance to do so – we saw surprise in each other’s faces… Continue reading