i write about living life well… a legacy is something we live, not leave.
Trying on clothes is something I literally hate doing. I won’t remove my shoes all day just because I like being ready at all times. This is part of my completeness that is tied directly to my peace of mind… and yes, I know that is not normal. So, let it go… When I find…
I am a shy and insecure person at heart. Most people who know of me would deny that assertion, but it is true. Being a melancholy temperament puts me at a disadvantage for success, being noticed, and making necessary connections in life. So, several of my mentors taught me to find ways to express myself…
Grace. The name of our second daughter. She is a certified genius. Because of her older sister, Grace didn’t get the chance to walk or talk until she was at least eighteen months old. For the most part, even now, Grace is a quiet, creative, and amazing person with a heart bigger than the cosmos….
I love to play billiards. It is one of my greatest passions. Last week, I played in my first competitive series in twenty years and in my first match in thirteen. I have only played four games in eleven years. But prior to that… In 1990 one of my mentors introduced me to the game…
It is getting more and more irritating. It refers to things that are absurd. When having conversations in some circles you will never escape the browbeating belligerence of bully-minded blowhards blasting bologna at every turn. (Give me a B) In normal, healthy conversations it is very reasonable to expect a back-and-forth dialog. Even when the…
Just because something is organic doesn’t make it worthy to eat. Poop is organic. When Robyn and I were in our twenties, we felt like organic things were not just healthy, we also felt they were essential to life. We were lied to and so were you. It happens often but we don’t realize it….
In a 1959 interview with Bertrand Russel, he was asked what would be worth telling a generation one thousand years from now about the life he lived and the lessons he had learned from it. Lord Russel gave two specific answers. “I should like to say two things: one intellectual and one moral. The intellectual…
I’ve been writing a long time. 98% of what I have written is not published, including several partial books, dozens of research papers, and tons more napkins, to-self-texts for later, songs, poems, and rants. This doesn’t include emails, messages, or any other social platforms. Many times we write articles and papers because it’s what we…
The forest for the trees type thingy… ok. I am particular about being specific. I am also verbose. Writing helps to manage and mature both issues. I have often prided myself on being myopic in certain disciplines, even dogmatic about important things. We should be, honestly, when it comes to our convictions, our health, our…
After all this time and all this loss, Covid19 finally arrived in the bodies of those living in my home. It was a Thursday afternoon, the breeze was warm… it was a sick classmate coughing into the back of my oldest daughter’s head for an hour during class. Then she came to visit me. So,…