I grew up in a steel town, in a steel family. Every single facet of the world I was raised in was influenced by the second largest steel...

The title of this weekly gratitude post is from one of my favorite quotes of all time written by JD Salinger, below. While it may not...

When I think back at the people who have shaped my life, some really stand out. There were several people I was not particularly close to...

I recently read a book written by the late Senator John McCain. US Statesman and Vietnam POW. The book was called The Restless Wave, Good...

The Old Man of Stoer, Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye Scotland I love to travel. Julie and I have done less of it in recent years for...

“The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.”  ― C.S. Lewis   I...

“I didn't expect to do this for a living, be a recording artist. I was just playing music for the fun of it and writing songs to ... that...

“Alfred Métraux (1902–1963, a Swiss ethnologist who studied Easter Island extensively) wrote, “When the Easter Islanders of today are...

“When completed in 1952, the ship was hailed as a technological masterpiece at a time when “made in America” meant the best.” - Steven...

“ Hatred is like an acid. It can do more damage to the vessel in which it is stored as well than to the object on which it is poured ” -...

“ The greatest teacher, failure is. We are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters .” ― Yoda I am no Yoda, but I am...

I grew up in the golden age of rock music. We all know these bands, even as the musicians are either long gone or in their geriatric...

This is a repost with additional thoughts about a dog we lost 25 months ago, nearly to the day. I look at the words in the preceding...

I love dogs. I think dogs are better humans than most humans, no intended slight to any of my hominoid readers. Gratitude Friday is my...

It is Valentines Day, the day of love. One of the things I think about is who we are as a nation. Are we a mean and self-centered society...