11/26/24-Short People
Randy Newman is a songwriter who became known first for “I Love LA” in 1983. I think he is now best recognized for the theme from Toy Story, “You Got a Friend in Me,”...
Category: Life’s Journey
11/23/24-7 Stages of Grief
Seven is a number that comes up in many situations. 7 deadly sins, lucky number 7, 7-11 Slurpee’s come to mind. And we can’t forget about the movie starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt...
11/19/24-Bucket List Item-See the Blue Man Group (Again)
I realized only in the last 10 years or so how much I love going to see production level shows. It is one of my highlights of our trips to Las Vegas where we...
11/16/24-My Treatment Journey
Cancer is complicated. I find myself pretty ignorant overall. In this case ignorance is not bliss, it’s frustrating. I am about 6 months into my time as a cancer patient. Before this all started...
11/12/24-My Favorite Veteran
Yesterday was Veteran’s Day. I wanted to write something about being a veteran or my time in the Navy, but I really wasn’t inspired as to any particular topic. As a rule here, if...
11/9/24-Having Value
What is the value of a human? In my opinion, there seems to be a few ways to look at this question. First, I think if you just look at the raw materials in...
11/4/24-It’s Election Day
Every leap year on the first Tuesday in November, in the United States, we make history. We choose leaders who will guide the country until we get to choose leaders again. Voting is a...
11/2/24-Funny Old Man
It has been a while since I wrote about the men in my life who I have looked up to as role models. There is four or five men who, as I look back,...
10/31/24-All Hollows Eve
I am not a holiday person. And one holiday that I have never understood is Halloween. Kids dress up and go door to door begging for sugar. That’s great for our childhood obesity problem....
10/30/24-Blog Update-Starting a Second Blog
Just a quick blog update. When I started this blog I made a commitment to myself to make sure I did my best to be a place where I could get my thoughts and...