Happy Ending? My Family Dysfunction Would Make For Better TV
Everyone loves a happy ending, right? But real life doesn’t always come with a nice, tidy bow on top.
the author at the helm of his (former) boat on one of the rare occasions it was working
Three Important Building Blocks of a Fulfilling Retirement
“Six months into retirement, they fall dead into a plateful of spaghetti.”
One Uncomfortable Truth My 18-Year-Old Self Needed to Hear
I’m 66, and I like who I am. Or, more precisely, I like who I’ve become in this, my “last quarter.” But do I like who I was at 18? Not so much, especially in retrospect.
Working Towards the Führer
What does it mean to be "working towards the Führer?" And where does Trump fit in all this?
American Administration “angry” at Putin for not showing his commitment to peace in Ukraine
Trump and his Administration are shocked – shocked, I tell you! – that Putin hasn’t bought into their fairy tale of “peace” yet.
photo by Russell Lee
Settling for less: How many of us end up doing what we truly love?
Everyone talks about landing a “dream job,” but how often does that actually happen?
Aging Out of Our Home: Suddenly or Gradually, the Time Will Come
Our next place almost certainly won’t have an impossibly starry sky and an ocean view
“Ceasefire?” Trump, Putin, and the selling out of Ukraine
I asked one of my contacts in Ukraine how he/she sees this so-called “ceasefire” discussion between Putin and Trump.
