“For in that sleep of death what dreams may come?”Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1 Once again, we face the changing of the numbers, assigning an artificial appellation to the passage of time. 2026. Two thousand and twenty-six years marking…

First, before I get inundated with offended country music lovers defending the genre, I like country music. Bearing this caution in mind, there is a commonality within these songs: God, Guns, and Whiskey, which I find both amusing and troubling.…

If nature tells us anything about life, it’s that it is plentiful, varied, ingenious, while most often being short, brutal, violent, but mostly just plain strange. The reality is most things die because something else consumes them. The food chain,…

A simple solution to the gun problem in the US… Stop reporting them Sort of “don’t ask, don’t tell, hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil, out of sight, out of mind, you didn’t see anything” policy. Nothing…

Recently, we faced the reality of the tenuous and temporary nature of life. Ralph, our daughter’s fifteen-year-old Yorkie, began acting strange. Shaking and lethargic, we faced the real possibility that his time was drawing to an end and a decision…

This time of the year, when even on a warm sunny day the first hint of winter chill swirls in the air, the leaves draw our attention with their kaleidoscope of colors. I find it amusing how we notice leaves…

“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.” George Washington Since the beginning of the 20th century, the United States has engaged in seven wars. There have been other minor skirmishes and short…

One of my daughter’s close friends, who she met back in Pre-K, passed away recently. David Francazio was barely thirty years old when he died, but he managed a lifetime in those years. David died while surgeons tried to replace…

William Shakespeare said life is an “uncertain voyage,” and, as I add more days to my past, it seems the uncertainty grows. Except for one thing. Throughout this uncertain voyage, we share experiences. Often, we experience the most meaningful ones…

(A repost from 2 years ago.  People die all the time and I rarely think of them, but Max I remember quite often with a smile and a tear) He was just a dog… His official AKC registered name is…