I received a call one Tuesday night from a friend who told me Tony, a mutual friend of ours, who lived alone, had barely managed to dial...

I recently heard someone refer to themselves as a “cow puncher.”  I understand what that means in terms of what they do, but I was...

After “Tripping” 50-60 times while I spent last August in the hospital, and making my best attempt to put the wordless into words, I’ve...

Understanding What and How The recent election was disconcerting to me .  Not so much because a particular party won, but because it...

I was wondering why I have never heard what Mary called her little lamb, as in its name.  And was the black sheep BaBa by name? ...

Fair warning.  This blog is about twice the size as normal.  To remind everyone, I had a subdural hematoma that slowly developed over...

(Content Warning: There is some political commentary here) I was wondering if my becoming angry at those in power has as much to do with...

As you may know (or not) I unexpectedly spent 27 days of August visiting the Neuroscience unit of Colorado University’s Anschutz Hospital...

I noticed myself  noticing other men’s hair as I walked behind them in the airport a while back. I have a hunch it is because it is...

The last time I sent one of these missives, I spoke of a medical incident that caught my attention in a big way. In it, I spoke of the...

It was 2:30 AM last night, when I woke and tried to get up.  As I was raising my head, it felt as if someone had grabbed hold of it and...

I am an “old-time diner” kind of guy. My aunt used to have a “restaurant” of that ilk, named “Bernie’s. I remember my brother painted the...

Father’s Day arrived a few days ago and I woke up reflecting on my ‘scorecard’ as a father.  I know there are those who consider such...

What is the opposite of ‘stand-up comedy?’ A scene on TV this morning reminded me of how as John Gotti walked to his trial he was...

Back in the ‘70’s as a high school teacher I sponsored a trip for students to the Navajo reservation in northeast Arizona. “Navajo,” by...

I was at the Station Inn recently, in Nashville, Tennessee.  I went at the invitation of a friend, to witness a family share their music...

I was sitting in McDonald’s in Las Vegas very, very, very early on a recent Friday morning, munching on my “Big Breakfast,” deeply into...

“Jakeing,” in the tractor-trailer world is using the truck’s engine to help slow down the vehicle. If your ears have ever nearly been...

One warm humid fall day, I was walking down 17th Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, an area known as “Music Row.”  I heard a car’s tires...

I have referred to a person’s authentic self as the “soul.”  The essence of who we are.  I have a hunch that to the degree that this...