She (my delightful Golden Retriever) stares at me from across the room. She just woke up from her one of many naps. The look in her eyes indicates she desires my attention. Experience informs me that she either wants to take a run outside or sit close to me as I rub her neck, or […]

The intensity of the summer heat is giving way to the seemingly schizoid diversity of heat and chill composing the fall weather. Any one day may bring on the necessity of the heater and the air conditioner. The flip flop is one that is often difficult for which to prepare. Just a few days ago […]

As I was taking another therapy walk before sunset, my three grandchildren from next door decided to join me. Their Dad was behind us and snapped a picture of the four of us as we strolled along the extended driveway. This is the same driveway that provided a passage to multiple dwellings for both humans […]

One of the traits I have observed in my nearly three quarters of a century as a participant in this experience called life, is the embracing and engaging of behaviors easily identified as habits. Habits can fall into one or more of several different categories. Good habits we tend to think of as positive (good) […]

The issue over which my mind was obsessing that inspired me to finally get out of bed in the wee hours of the morning never materialized as I had envisioned. Experience has demonstrated repeatedly that fortunetelling is not one of the spiritual gifts promised in the twelfth chapter of 1 Corinthians. Yet, this PD ridden […]

The breeze, though welcomed, does little to relieve the sweltering heat of the summer sun. Even sitting under the huge maple tree as the grandchildren play excitedly in their inflated new pool exposes one to humidity that engages a flood of perspiration almost instantly. Scorching temperatures and soaking perspiration means nothing to our delightful grandchildren […]

The old trunk sat next to the chimney in the attic of the house my father built in 1945. My mother had told me when I was a teenager that the trunk belonged to her father who died in the 1920’s. I had every intention of going through the old trunk to see what was […]

My father’s cousin died yesterday. She had reached the celebrated age of 100 years a few months ago. Her only brother, out of six siblings, was not only my dad’s cousin, but also his best friend. My first recollection of meeting Elise Berkley was at a family reunion just a few years ago. I had […]

A virus? A pandemic? And, we’re told that age (being old), current health condition and anything less than perfect (my slant on the information given) lungs and heart, position one as prime candidate for the terminal journey of the coronavirus now infecting (infesting) virtually every continent in the world. The best method of prevention is […]

The words came through on Facebook Messenger early in the morning; Dad passed away last night! Dad was my boss at one time. His name is Michael, but everyone who knew him called him Mike, unless of course, they wanted to get a pointed message across. He and his family lived on Long Island, not […]