Some people treat falling as evidence of an underlying, worrisome, medical condition. I have refined it to an art form. Those of us who have crossed the threshold of a certain age are now asked, as a part of one’s…

It’s so simple, just ask a four-year-old. The innocence of children, a common theme, is a misnomer. The innocence implies they had some capability to surrender it. They do not until we teach them how. What children are is honest,…

Joe woke early, before the alarm, something that almost never happened. With dawn still struggling to chase the night away, it wasn’t light that woke him. Climbing out of bed, rubbing his eyes, he tried to get them to focus.…

Apparently those who remain blinded to the defeated former President still cannot differentiate between truth and a lie. We are forced to use the Keep It Simple Stupid approach to explain this rather obvious yet critical difference. The DFPOTUS (Defeated…

William Congreve, a 17th Century English Poet and Playwright, is likely themost misquoted, unknown, yet vaguely familiar writer of that era. His line, “Musick has Charms to soothe a savage Breast, to soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak” (Almeria…

(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…

I will be away from writing for a few days. Off to celebrate my daughter’s wedding. A little girl grown all too soon. Such is the speed at which life flies by. A moment ago she was a tiny human being…

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…

From a story in Providence Journal 5/2/2013 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island chapter of the National Organization for Marriage has denounced the General Assembly’s passage of legislation allowing same-sex couples to marry in Rhode Island. “Redefining marriage into a…

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,…