“The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.” William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar On February 21, 2022, Gerald M. “Jerry” Tillinghast died of natural causes. Had one taken a bet as to his…

At a recent outing to a microbrew where we had been led to believe there would be empanadas for our culinary pleasures, we were sorely disappointed. Someone who shall remain unidentified (my daughter) got the date wrong, so we now…

Haec sic pernosces parva perductus opella… “So you’ll become very knowledgeable about these things, guided with just a little effort….” Lucretius On the nature of things 1.1114 It would seem in our quest to Make America Great Again, we are…

With each passing day, you grow and change right before my eyes. Sleeping in my arms, each breath, murmur, or dream-inspired smile seems a miracle to me…but I can’t hold you forever. From the moment of your birth, holding you…

The mere mention of our plans to travel to Colombia brought questionable looks or, more ominously, open concerns about our sanity for traveling here.  Truth be told, my experiences with Colombians before coming here was mostly limited to my time…