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A friend of mine once quipped that the evening news broadcast went as follows: “ Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Here is the news. ...

Just in time for the annual changing of the clocks, I read an article in my news feed the other day reporting that a school division in...

Most of us are familiar with the epigram that money is the root of all evil but how many know that the expression is a truncated version...

Whether human beings have free will is a question that elicits fierce debate not only in the realm of religious and philosophical...

At the risk of dating myself, think back to 1968 when the Beatles fell under the spell of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and took up...

As a young child I spent a good deal of time wondering how my life might unfold. Like so many children of my generation the adults I...

Story telling is one of those attributes which define us as humans. It is a means we use to convey our myths, our faith, and our...

A recent trip to Athens, Crete and Cycladic islands of Greece had been on my bucket list for some time. As I like to do when travelling I...

I am at that age and stage of life where the question of longevity is pertinent. Although it is a subject that has not been far from my...

Have you ever been to an enchanted place? I’m not talking about some place that was designed to replicate someone’s fantasy, in fact...

There are days, I confess, when I ardently wish that I could experience the world in the ways very young children do, without...

I confess, I am a foodie. Now before you type me as an Instagram foodie, or a NYT recipe foodie, or an aficionado of Asian Fusion Basque...

The title of this post comes from TH White’s book about the legendary King Arthur. I have long been fascinated by the stories concerning...

Among the most corrosive changes to the fabric of our society in the last decade, the systemic erosion of trust must surely be the most...

As I was thinking about this week’s topic, I thought I would look back on the past for some inspiration. As I did so I noticed for the...

There is an old joke about a Zen hot dog vendor and an acolyte seeking wisdom (and apparently lunch). The Acolyte says to the vendor,...

Over the past month I’ve read three books all of which had as a central element a story about faith. I did not set out with the intent of...

The other day we visited the Van Gogh exhibition which is touring in our community. If you have the chance to see this exhibit, I...

Although the mainstream press have not yet paid a great deal of attention to it, our country is about to hold Congressional hearings on...

Two of my favorite authors, Ernest Hemingway and Kurt Vonnegut share a common approach to the craft of writing. They both wrote for at...