Actually, 70 years, but the first 25 years kinda sorta don’t count! — The first time I met my future wife, I had fallen on top of her when we were simultaneously tossed out of a wagon together. I was the lucky one because I landed on top of her, our heads bumped at the wrong angle, and she got a cut forehead…

My 47-year-old father’s death crushed me harder than anything I saw while I was in Vietnam. — Cemeteries are the landlords of our lifeless bodies. Inside each casket, you will find a lifetime of memories, if only the residents could talk. For many of us, they also contain the answers to many unspoken questions. You can stroll through any of these in the daytime and find them…

A way-too-early look at one Presidential candidate I cannot and will never vote for. — For the past six years, one name has dominated the headlines of American news programs, newspapers, and magazines. Anyone who hasn’t been in a coma or had their head in the sand knows who I am talking about. This is a man who currently has twenty lawsuits or investigations lodged…

“You need to get in shape,” he said. “I am in shape — round is a shape,” I said. — I went to my primary care doctor last week, an affable guy in his fifties, a little gray starting to show in his hair. It looked like he might be using Rogaine on his front hairline, I am not sure. It just seemed thicker than the rest of his hair. …

The whole world needs to right itself onto a more reasonable political axis. — If the world seems akilter and significantly more unsettled nowadays, it is because of a variety of factors that are outside of anyone’s individual control, one of which is the value we perceive in what we seek. Value isn’t always associated with, nor does it limit itself to, monetary rewards…

The news industry has morphed dramatically in the past sixty years. — Extra, extra, read all about it — Cow jumps over the moon! All news is not fake news, it goes without saying, (even though I just said it.) No, the news is real. Now, whether that is good, or bad thing is left up to our individual judgement. I have become cynical as it relates to the news, and to the sources…

Social networking at its finest starts right here, and my door is always open — as long as you mind your manners. In today’s world, you need to be well-connected on all forms of social media for a variety of reasons — especially if you are an introvert. What better…

Some have even turned a madman’s politically charged crime into all kinds of conspiracies. — Have you no decency? Transposing a victim’s fractured skull into some kind of off-the-wall conspiracy presents us with an all-time new low for our political parties and leaders. It sickens me and saddens me to see this happening in today’s day and age. What has our nation become if this type of rhetoric is…

Medium is great for exposing your articles to the public, but why should we believe the things we read if there are no credentials beside the author’s name? Am I a skeptic? Maybe, maybe not. It depends on the information I am being given, the occasion, whether or not there…