The last thing to come out of the box was hope. It flew away.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Timequake First, let me do what my obligation as an American citizen compels me to do, offer my congratulations to President-elect Trump. While…

In my now sixty complete revolutions of the sun, I am struck by how much the world has changed and how little people have progressed. We are a single race. The human race. Yet, one is hard-pressed to find examples…

There are one thousand four hundred forty minutes in a day, five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes in a year. On average we spend 1/3 of that time sleeping, leaving nine hundred sixty minutes a day, three hundred…

It is the most common of human experiences, dealing with the death of a family member, friend, or others who affected your life. I think we make a mistake when we focus on the tragedy of death. Death is one…

Here is a bit of a perspective for my fellow members of the Cumberland High School Class of 1974. In 1974: The President of the United States was Richard Nixon, until August 9th, and then Gerald Ford after Nixon resigned…

There is a commonality shared among many families around Christmas or other special holidays. They have traditions. Long held, choreographed, well-established traditions passed down generation-to-generation, by which they celebrate holidays. We do not. I like to think of our traditions…

I am one of the fortunate ones. I grew up during the last Age of Innocence. Technology did not rule our lives. We did not spend our time bent over a device named for a fruit. We picked fruit from…

I lost a friend of 50 years today. He has passed on. I met my friend when I was 7 years old and he has always been a part of my life since. But, in life, there comes a time when you…

The first of the early morning light filters in. Your world transforms from the quiet calm of dark to the frenetic movement of light. Moving as a group you begin the daily tasks of seeking food. Following the familiar paths,…

She looked out over the dunes for his return, a sign, anything. Would he come? Why haven’t heard? Why is he so distant? This is the part she hates, the intensity of the feelings, love, hope, doubt, distance, despair, delight,…