When I go back and consider some of my opinions, even those as recent as five years ago, I scare myself. I hope we all do; it’s a good thing. We all know that as we age, we are supposed to …

I saw my first TED Talk last night; I know, where have I been? Well, when I sit down at night, I’m usually at my computer. If I watch television, it’s baseball, news or sheer “oatmeal” as I …

I had a recent, major revelation and thought, perhaps, we should discuss it: Death. Death is a mystery, a certainty, familiar yet unknown. People have been mystified by it and its curtain call since …

We’ve talked often about phases of life and about people’s “stuff.” I state up front that those of us who have been able to work, accomplish our goals, and have stuff are the lucky ones; we …

Many of us, these days, are feeling a comradeship with the dinosaurs after the meteor hit … like, it’s just a matter of time. Of course, we who do hope we’re wrong. Somehow, I’m sure the …

In many places, the world population suffers in ways that most of us, especially here in the U.S., couldn’t imagine. Often, through worldwide politics and pressure tactics, many of the …