In 1981  a game was released that became a national sensation, one I played with friends often well into the night 35 years ago. It was called Trivial Pursuit. I do not know if it is still around but it… Continue reading

Motives can be a hard to discern, even in ourselves, but they matter; they really do!  Last week I had the opportunity to care for a homeless person, finding housing for her, providing some resources. As it turned out, she… Continue reading

51 years ago I decided that I wanted to know how to fly an airplane.  Those first flights were exciting even though the plane never flew out of the immediate vicinity of the airport.  In those early flights with an… Continue reading

Someone asked me if I knew Sam Smith. The words that came next from me were not kind nor sweet.  Yes Sam can be a difficult, often eccentric, and even inappropriate but rather than offer an honest reference, I tossed… Continue reading

So, yesterday we marked Labor Day, one of the quieter ‘holidays’ in my calendar, not a big family day, no universal rituals. Originally, the day was one to honor ‘ordinary’ workers in a time when work conditions were often dismal,… Continue reading

The eye doc looked at me with a smile and reported that the issue was more common in people ‘of your age.’  It’s a phrase I have heard in one form or another more frequently, as one would expect. I,… Continue reading

Do you have days when you feel completely inadequate?  Do you wonder – “How can I do this? Are there any answers for the way that I feel?”  Well, I admit it.  There are days when I am tempted to… Continue reading

A young woman described the dysfunctional workplace where she is employed to me. Then she read part of a text her supervisor had sent out to employees that ignored the real issues closing with this – ‘Just believe!’  No wonder… Continue reading

I enjoyed some delicious New Jersey sweet corn last night. A lot of work went into getting that ear of corn to my table – someone prepared the field, someone planted the seed, another cultivated. Rain and sunshine came from… Continue reading

I have purchased several homes in my lifetime. The process is somewhat complex – negotiation, coming to terms, making a contract, signing the documents, getting them approved by proper authorities, and finally delivering them at closing to finish the deal.… Continue reading