My grandmother, who is ninety-six, lives in a nursing home. One of my grandfathers lived till the age of ninety-four, and my other grandmother lived to ninety-three. I’ve been mulling over the... Read more >>

I saw a billboard recently that advertised “Total Sleep Dentistry.” On it was an exceptionally beautiful young hot blonde (is there any other kind?) wearing a red... Read more >>

I still remember the thrill of seeing the movie, Funny Girl. There was Barbra Streisand playing Fanny Brice, a plain-looking woman who lands an impossibly handsome husband, Nick Ornstein and rises... Read more >>

Wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now … —Maya Angelou, writer and poet. It’s no secret that getting older has it own special set of challenges—from changes in... Read more >>

Scientific researchers don’t always get the most plum assignments—sifting through bird feces, for instance, wouldn’t be at the top of our list—but we think it would have been a... Read more >>

I think I’m just going to do thoughts for the moment, because at any moment thoughts come in your head at anytime, and they can be so good, you just want to get them down. I thought about... Read more >>

As a teacher on my conference period, it was about midday when I sat in my car across the street from my school in an empty public church parking lot, minding my own business, as I had done a few... Read more >>

Laughter. It eases all kinds of pain. You have to find a way to hang in there. You just have to. In December of 1989 I was in a hotel fire. It was a very hot fire. It burned fast. It was... Read more >>

“I know of no other manner of dealing with great tasks than as play; this … is an essential prerequisite.”—Friedrich Nietzsche On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial stock... Read more >>

I met a bunch of people a while back. It turned out to be an AA site, just to keep me on track. They offer you friendship and it is free. I said to myself, how much lucky could I be. They... Read more >>