Continuing on our vacation to the East coast by train, I awakened during my restless night and looked up the aisle to the Observation car. In contrast to our darkened Coach, it’s brightly lit for the night owls who are hanging out in front of the big windows or sitting at tables in conversation. I […]
My wife Sandy and I recently took our first vacation together in a few years. Due to soaring air and cruise fares as well as persisting high gasoline prices, we elected to travel by train. Amtrak offered their USA Rail Pass for $499 each and we took them up on it. The basic terms of […]
As a quick recap, I’ll summarize Parts One and Two to set up this post. In Part One, the title question was posed. It was followed by areas of concern I’ve observed in our world today, ones which signal potential trouble for our society in the United States as well as globally. In Part Two, […]
In Part One of this article, I listed and discussed a number of concerns I have for the condition of our society. It so happens there’s historical precedent for these factors being present in prior social upheaval. I want to shine a light now on these times in the past that might relate to our […]
As a spectator viewing the world stage from my armchair, I see myself as one person with virtually no input when it comes to how our world and humanity evolve in this ongoing play. My part is to vote when I can, to conserve on energy, recycle and to be a decent person to those […]
I’ve said it before in at least one of these articles. My highest purpose as a human being is to inspire others. I aspire to inspire. I may not be tremendously effective, but I will strive for it. I’d like now to take a look at the different ways we can inspire others and how […]
I doubt anyone reading this will learn something new about YouTube. There are many people in this world who know more about the phenomenal streaming service than me. Like most humans, I have had lots of exposure to YouTube, so I do think I’m at least qualified to share some stories and observations about it. […]
My post on finding love continues. I reflected on my childhood and adolescence in Part One. Following are segments on my adulthood experience and my projected future with love across its full spectrum. Adulthood I think now of my first real girlfriend. That was when I was 18 and spending a summer going to school […]
Living in a world without love would likely be a heartbreaking experience unless you didn’t know what love even is. You wouldn’t know what you were missing if it simply wasn’t part of reality in a given universe. Or how about living in an environment where the language of love is different from the norms […]
Why would I want to do that, you might ask. What harm is my ego doing? I’m not a narcissist or anything. I’m just a regular person and I need a little ego at least to keep some sense of pride. To understand why you might want to neutralize it, a clarification of its meaning […]