LoveLife

In the process of upgrading my computer recently I had to go through the tedious process of waiting long periods of time for software to...

Out of a desire to understand what is often beyond easy explanation it is sometimes the case that people will connect what might seem to...

Some time ago I wrote about a growing tendency in our society for some individuals to become so self-absorbed as to lose all sense of...

I spent a few hours today watching a technician work on my electric dryer. It had developed a problem and the diagnosis was a defective...

If you have ever served in the military, been a first responder, or worked in any field where life and death decisions are routinely...

It’s a familiar scene by now to anyone who is a frequent viewer of talent shows. The nervous singer shuffles on stage, can barely...

Occasionally, folks ask me where I come up with the ideas for this blog. I have been writing it for over a year now and I hope I haven’t...

Breakfast this week with a friend got me thinking about the expression, “There but for the Grace of God, go I”. When you stop and think...

My paternal grandfather was a perfectionist, at least that was the word I used before I knew what obsessive compulsive disorder meant. My...

As I set out to write this week’s post I passed a milestone. It is number 52—a year since I began this exploration. At times that year...

Yesterday, I attended a funeral for the father of a dear friend. He lived, as they say, a good life. He was a Harbor Pilot, a friend to...

Writing about Mr. Priest last week, put me in mind of my years in NH, where I worked on a project that was devoted to teaching students...

In my late twenties, I had the good fortune to meet and work with a gentleman by the improbable name of Hubert Priest. Mr. Priest, as he...

Convicted, it’s a funny word. Often, we associate it with someone who has committed a crime. And sometimes it is confused with...

The other day I got a text from a friend of many years. We reconnected later by phone and both of us ruefully admitted that we were long...

As tropes go, the reveal has to be the most overdone feature of every DIY show on Television. We sit impatiently through the commercial...

Let me start by conceding that I am no Proust. But you already know that from reading these posts. The title I chose for this...

Each morning as part of my daily ritual, I read from three daybooks. Two of these are Christian in their orientation while the third is...

Some time ago, I heard a choral piece that I had never heard before. The music, written by a contemporary composer, was deeply moving,...

You’ve heard the expression perhaps. “It’s a slippery slope”, suggesting that some circumstance or action poses a risk of accelerating a...