“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...

On this day in 1964, the Beatles landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Pan Am Flight 101 from London Heathrow. I found a...

“We were fighting an American war, and we were also fighting an intensely personal war. We were in that war with every inch of our...

“ To survive you need to learn to hold contradictory things in your head at the same time. I am going to die; I am going to live. There...

Winne the Pooh was one of the series of books I learned to read from as a child. I can recall my mom and dad reading to me at bedtime...

This is a big year for me and for all in my cohort born at the midpoint of the 1960s. We are now or rapidly approaching the big 6 0....

“ If you're looking for a New Year where you won't have any problems, oh, you're asking for so much, my friend, so much! What you want...