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...

I made a trip to a midwestern city with the primary purpose of attending what most of us would call the funeral or memorial service of a...

I was recently asked what I do. That’s a difficult thing to answer. As I pondered my response, this story came to mind and I shared it....

As a young one I had heard of Hawaii. My mother listened to a radio show every Sunday afternoon hosted by a man by the name of Don...

I watched last fall as two dedicated volunteers were deadheading a large group of daisies. I wondered if dead heading to flowers is as...

I was drinking some delicious cider and started wondering about something. Doesn’t a baked apple have about the same consistency, smell,...

One of the things I do is meet regularly with groups of people virtually and in-person. I ask them (and myself) to reflect on a...

I was reminded as I was making the long trek through the airport that if I slow down, I become part of a natural flow of humanity that is...

A friend asked me what I think about what has happened on the world’s stage made so starkly evident in early October in the Middle East. ...