March 24, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com         Living in a small village of about 5,000 some decades ago, there was enough rural land not yet swallowed by post-war growth that neighbors still had chickens.… Continue reading

March 17, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      You cannot have the Irish without tea. When the person holds a cup, it is the soul that comes to visit, both to nourish and to be nourished. Every… Continue reading

March 10, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III (From an earlier essay, when a grandson was much younger.) Had a conversation with a young fellow at a train station in chilly, windy weather when the topic turned to hiccups since… Continue reading

March 3, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      We all have rhythm – in the way we talk, walk, move. There is rhythm in the workplace – keyboards, factory machines, assembly lines, construction crews. There is rhythm… Continue reading

February 25, 2024 By Arthur H.Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      In another time, in another Rockland County, N.Y., when the rural season was year-round save for perhaps eight weeks as summer vacationers tarried, barns stood proud as do tall majestic… Continue reading

February 18, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      A gift – a find from the Tappan Zee Thrift Shop in little Piermont, N.Y. – brought renewed life to a small book on art and painting by Winston… Continue reading

February 11, 2024      Silence is the pull-over spot in life, that second which becomes a moment and then even an hour or so when you idle and say nothing, perhaps do nothing but stare, let yourself drift away.… Continue reading

February 4, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      It used to be that the smog from coal furnaces and smokestack industry defined cities, along with dark alleys and film noir scenes, but with the urban renaissance, things now… Continue reading

January 28, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      We are all possessive – of things, people, places, memories, even coffee cups. Java tastes different in a vessel not of favorite fancy. It’s like being with pleasurable company,… Continue reading

January 21, 2024 By Arthur H. Gunther III thecolumnrule.com      Voices, familiar and not, are sometimes the opening lines in a book, and whether you “read on” can depend on the sounds. A shrill voice, a condescending tone, an… Continue reading