This was one of those Christmases that challenge the best of event schedulers. Between the pandemic and necessary quarantines and testing, and the natural rhythms of families connected to yet other families, Christmas celebrations were scattered on various calendar dates like sugar sprinkles on those holiday cookies. So Nancy and I made the decision that …
This is my 66th Christmas Day. Although I can vaguely remember the details, long ago I had plans and goals for where I would be in life and how I would measure success. Dim memories. Today I find myself satisfied with being a good way toward better. My quick browse through social media this morning …
My vote has been cast. Some of my candidates have been locked in for years, many for months, and honestly, a few were picked hurriedly. When I was younger I was plagued by my choices. More correctly, I was plagued by my approach to decision-making. As I’ve grown older, I find that few decisions are …
Sometimes we face unfathomable choices. And we find a number of ways to deal with them. We delay. We refuse to carefully examine the pieces close to the surface of the issue to determine what those pieces are hiding. Because the questions are so deep, or perhaps we are fatigued or even lazy, we lose …
My existence has been marked by short-lived aspirations. I think it’s because I have not always had an eye for what can be. One of the many little known facts about me is that I was an art minor in college. I started as a biology major with a chemistry minor when I thought I …