I’ve been spending a lot of time of late in the company of elderly people, and I’ve concluded that we human beings don’t lose our unique...

I come from a big family. A really big family. No, I mean like, a really  big family. At a time when the nation is having a dialogue...

Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. What a difference a...

It’s not often in life that we get a chance to meet our heroes and, even better, become friends with them. Over the past three years,...

This article originally appeared in HumbleDollar I am not a particularly well-traveled man. I will be turning 65 at the end of this year...

Another week in the cooker here in Pennsylvania. As I write this, it’s ten o’clock on a Monday morning and already it’s 85 degrees...

Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. After two weeks of...

It was more than fifty years ago but that day is etched in my memory like a fossil in stone. I had just turned twelve and had finally...

I’ve spent forty years chasing illusory dreams of success as a corporate communicator and author, and I’ve just seen what success truly...

How will my children remember me when I’m gone? How do I hope they remember me? I found myself pondering these questions last week as my...

I’ve been working too much lately. Days, nights, even some weekend time on a big project for my new work gig. Not enough time for the fun...

One of the many blessings of having a strong life partner is the clarity he or she can bring in revealing truths about ourselves that we...

It’s Easter morning and Rachael and I are stuffing plastic eggs with candy and coins for the traditional egg hunt for her kids. We are...

Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. After a couple weeks...

Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. This morning when I...

Hard times are coming. Pain. Suffering. Sorrow. Losses beyond human bearing. All the ills the flesh is heir to, magnified by the...

With much of the country in a deep freeze this week, I’ve found myself digging through the closet for items I haven’t worn for quite some...

“Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice. – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Rachael and I rang in the new year last weekend in typical...

I lost another good friend recently. Jerry and I went to high school together and knew each other for more than 45 years. During our...

It’s been a tough holiday season so far for our 90-year-old mother, who has gone through a string of age-related medical issues over the...