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...

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...

This morning, I find myself and my overactive mind in White River Junction, Vermont. When you read that sentence, it may (or may not)...

She 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...

... 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 ......

Thunk. “ 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....

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,...

Two people. One young, one older. Both working in an environment where they’re underpaid, overworked, taken for granted, ignored, hassled...

“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...

Hey all, Taking a week off. See you next Monday.

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...

This morning, the ice is starting to melt from our driveway. Last week, we got hit with what meteorologists like to call a “wintry mix”...

Today, 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...

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...

Sometimes, the day calls for a good, ol’ fashioned stream of consciousness; a vomiting of words and thoughts that means nothing to...

We 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...

Several 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...

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...

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...

Now 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...