From my perspective, a three-ring circus rolled into Washington in January and a bunch of things that the carnies, clowns, barkers,...

I was talking with a friend of mine about whether or not a caterpillar that dies before it becomes a butterfly is a bad/sad thing. How do...

A while back, as I was trying to make sense of what I was experiencing as a citizen of the United States during these unique times, I...

I recently watched the Bob Dylan movie, A Complete Unknown.   During the 1960’s the protest songs of the ‘30’s (which was The Great...

Over the next three missives, I will be sharing the answers to some perturbing questions that have been forming for a while. This one has...

Four months into this regime, my friend quipped, “It’s too bad that politics isn’t fool proof.”  Good one!!!   Turns out I was wrong,...

One of the  “things” currently in vogue (and has been for thousands of years) is the “Love your neighbor as yourself,” commandment in...

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...