Category: Life

  • What do you say when there’s nothing to say?

    Maybe I am just unusually introspective. I think a lot about being a parent as I get older. It seems that “good parenting” is something that can only be judged in hindsight. Not long ago, a friend of the family was (understandably) upset. Their mother had passed away. I can relate to this somewhat, because…

  • Christmas isn’t necessarily the happiest time of the year

    Christmas isn’t necessarily the happiest time of the year

    It’s Christmas Eve as I write this. Tomorrow won’t be the first Christmas I wasn’t with my mom; I have traveled and moved around the country enough that there have been a lot of years where I wasn’t able to make it home. This is the first year that I won’t at least be able…

  • Sometimes, Eeyore doesn’t need you to help him find his tail.

    Life lessons are hard. I have spent my whole life fixing things. It’s my superpower. Facing things that I can’t fix is a new experience for me, and I suspect that it’s a skill that I am going to need to perfect as I get older. This past spring, my mother fell and broke her…

  • I don’t understand greed

    I don’t understand greed

    I don’t understand greed. I really don’t. Well, I understand the definition – I just don’t understand the motivation. I get that we all want to maximize our return. That is natural. It’s when people want to maximize their return at the expense of others that I struggle with. I suppose that it has always been around…

  • Lessons on Life

    Lessons on Life

    This post is from a status I posted on  Facebook 5 years ago. In rereading it today, I find it still relevant. A couple of things have changed since then – my “good friend” is no longer my friend, a fact that saddens me almost every day. The other is better news. I was able…

  • Happy Anniversary!

    Happy Anniversary!

    Happy Anniversary! It was just over a year ago that I started my blog. My intention had been to share some thoughts every couple of weeks, or maybe once a month; but somehow, here I am 12 months later, on my anniversary, writing just my 10th post. Let’s pretend that I am shooting for quality…

  • What is Truth?

    What is Truth?

      I have been thinking about the concept of truth lately. I overheard a conversation at an airport recently, and even though the guy talking seemed like kind of a dick, he did say something that I think is worth reflecting on. He was talking about politics, but the concept really expands into every corner…

  • A Parent’s Nightmare

    A Parent’s Nightmare

    The article below is copied from a post I made on Facebook a couple of years ago. It’s a true story, and written very much “in the moment” when our son was involved in a car wreck. When I read it now, even years later, it brings back all of the fear and uncertainty that…

  • The Importance of Importance

    The Importance of Importance

    Ever stop to think about how what you think is important…. isn’t? Obviously it’s important right now – or you wouldn’t be thinking about it and dealing with it. But what was important, say, last Tuesday? See my point? We rush through our lives acting like the issue that has our attention is the single…

  • I’m So Lucky

    I’m So Lucky

    I really am. In the large sense, I have a good job, a nice home, a healthy and loving family. And sometimes, I get a chance to do some really cool stuff. Like this week. I belong to a Facebook group made up of people who are frequent flyers on Delta. It’s an exclusive group.…