dhaznawMay 162 minHow Many More?The song "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young asks the question "How many more?" And that question is on the minds of so many of us...
dhaznawMay 96 minI Am A Rock ... Or Am I?I am a rock, I am an island. And a rock feels no pain. And an island never cries. Paul Simon I’ve walked past it many times. It’s a...
dhaznawMay 23 minBrain: "It's Crowded In Here" ... Me: "No S**t."This morning, I find myself and my overactive mind in White River Junction, Vermont. When you read that sentence, it may (or may not)...
dhaznawApr 255 minMy First CrushShe was my first crush. And given my age at the time – seven – it’s no surprise she was an older woman. For purposes of this piece, I’ll...
dhaznawApr 181 minI'll Give you Three Reasons ...... why I'm not writing an essay today: for Joan (it's her birthday so let's get out of the way and give her some room to celebrate ......
dhaznawApr 115 minThunkThunk. “ It’s the top of the third. Milwaukee leads Baltimore 2 to 1 on a two-out single in the second by Johnny Briggs . . .” Thunk....
dhaznawApr 43 minI Have Questions ...I’ll cut right to the chase. Over the weekend, three questions popped into my head that I need to offload, not because I need answers,...
dhaznawMar 285 minFlying Above The RestTwo people. One young, one older. Both working in an environment where they’re underpaid, overworked, taken for granted, ignored, hassled...
dhaznawMar 214 minIt's Not Always About Being Right“Why was a fire pole the best option?” It was, to me, a logical question I posed to my brother-in-law, Farhan, as we stood in line for...
dhaznawMar 74 minI.O.U.This morning, as I sit in my warm home, a late winter snow falls outside, covering everything in a fresh blanket of white. Usually, folks...
dhaznawFeb 286 minDe-IcedThis morning, the ice is starting to melt from our driveway. Last week, we got hit with what meteorologists like to call a “wintry mix”...
dhaznawFeb 212 minIntro ... to an introToday, my new book, I Told You I Was Dehydrated, finds itself on Amazon.com This is the first -- and only -- shameless plug I will offer...
dhaznawFeb 143 minIf You ...I'm not sure what inspired it, but this morning, I woke up with Rudyard Kipling's poem, "If," in my head. Before you think I'm a literary...
dhaznawFeb 73 minI Was Just ThinkingSometimes, the day calls for a good, ol’ fashioned stream of consciousness; a vomiting of words and thoughts that means nothing to...
dhaznawJan 315 minDrumsticks and Dog TricksWe were driving around on a Saturday not long ago, running errands and thinking about a place to get some lunch. Joan was driving, and I...
dhaznawJan 244 minA Big WishSeveral mornings ago, I was out before dawn. It was a clear morning, and the “nearly-full” moon lit up in the sky like a streetlight, the...
dhaznawJan 174 minDoes This Make Sense To You? (Encore)Like most mornings, one of the first experiences I had today was smelling coffee as it slowly made its way into my cup through a series...
dhaznawJan 104 min"I Remember ... " (heavy sigh)It’s been happening slowly over time, but lately, I’ve become more aware of it. It’s the “looking back” syndrome, one that comes into...
dhaznawJan 33 minFlight 2022, Ready For Take OffNow that we’ve all successfully boarded, and as some of you are still trying to find your seats or jam that overstuffed duffel bag in the...