Way of Life

The trials and tribulations of being a man are many. We have some good traits, but come up short in a few areas. “Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame, but I know it’s my own damn fault.” — Jimmy Buffett

The trials and tribulations of being a woman are many, but they’re the better of the sexes. “Changes in latitude. Changes in attitude.” — Jimmy Buffett

Dogs are perhaps God’s greatest gift to us flawed humans. They don’t judge us. They love us no matter what. As Andy Rooney said, “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person

Did you once have reflexes, agility and poise, but now find yourself choking on air, tripping over nothing at all, bumping into objects, and dropping things? I’m afraid you may have the klutz gene

There are very definitely signs that appear when us guys are getting old. I’m already there, and I felt it was important to document these occurrences for posterity

Today it seems that there is, more often than not, an agenda behind articles that are emanating from “news” sources. Disinformation thrives and isn’t going away

As grateful as I am that our charmingly decorated Christmas tree is drinking water like a thirsty cow during hot summer months and not dropping any of its needles, a pass by the Fraser Fir this morning hastened a case of the heebie-jeebies

Focusing on the journey instead of the destination is the key to finding joy and happiness. A life well-lived is a journey of discovery. Bunches of behaviors on my path have been revealed that I don’t understand, including some that seem just flat-out unacceptable

It has been my good fortune to have a small, close-knit circle of bosom buddies — BFFs who are truly soul mates and confidantes. If not lifelong, then at minimum decades-long chums who want me in their life and vice versa

I’ve got a buddy who has always been a water and boat guy. Growing up, he was always on the water. He loved to fish and took every opportunity to do so. As far back as I can remember, he

Covid time-out should have translated to more opportunities to move forward on at least a few of the many good intentions that seemingly have lived the entirety of their existence on the to-do shelf of my life. Didn’t happen