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...

I'm taking the. next two Mondays off, hoping -- like all of us, I'm sure -- to make a fresh start in '22. Whether it's putting a fresh...

This is a story about December birthdays and my mom. This time of year, we hear grumblings from folks with December birthdays on how they...

LEGO blocks originated in the Billund, Denmark workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen, who began making wooden toys in 1932. Two years later,...

I don’t talk to squirrels. (That’s not entirely true.) Sometimes, I do. I’ll talk to a squirrel when it’s at rest (which is rarely) and...

I want to be safe. And I want my family and my friends to be safe. I also want you to be safe, whoever you are. Whether you’re young or...

No matter how strong we are (or think we are), or how much perspective we try to bring to our lives and experiences, we all have things...

Moments ago, I unloaded the dishwasher. If you have a dishwasher, you may or may not feel the same way I do, and if you don’t, after...

It was a typical Halloween for us; typical, anyway, since Joan and I have reached the “other side” of the holiday, and by “other side” I...

I love Jeopardy!. For purposes of time, I’m not going to list why, since they’d likely be the same reasons you love it (or conversely...

Hi All (or some, or you), Putting my feet up and taking a week off ... OK, feet back on the ground (I almost tipped over in my chair)....

Recently, I’ve taken an interest in traffic cones. They’re popping up everywhere, sometimes serving a purpose, other times just hanging...

I like our mattress. I think it’s comfortable, but then again, I’m not all that fussy about things like mattresses, though if asked my...

Today, I’d like to make a motion to eliminate, once and for all, any and all public discussion and discourse of two topics that arise...

Sometimes, I find myself in benign, everyday situations that for no good reason make me feel – for lack of a better term – “itchy” (not...