Many families have a few of these, I’m guessing. Ours were often at the beach and in black and white with crinkled edges, because this...

A flock of cranes is called a siege. Cranes are beautiful, legendary, ancient birds that represent good fortune, longevity, peace and...

This morning my phone let me know I have 23 app updates available. 23. Let that sink in. In what other industry can you sell a product to...

So, here’s another thing they don’t tell you. You’re younger than Springtime and old as the hills and at some  point, when you least...

There comes a time in everyone’s life, I’m guessing, when your points of reference  start to resemble Barbara Stanwyck more than Aimee...

It was a beautiful brush, as brushes go.   About 9 inches long, with a smooth rock maple handle, shining stainless steel ferrule  and...

I was introduced to someone recently at a social thing, here, in this decidedly next-chapter community, and she asked me, as strangers...

Imagine a room full of adult men and women, all wearing business drag – suits with ties. Does anyone actually wear a tie anymore, other...

Artificial Intelligence, as a name, never made sense to me. It’s not artificial, it’s manufactured and as real, on some level, as real...

Sorry I missed last week’s blog. I was traveling...through Instagram. I was just going to check on a couple people’s stories, people that...

So, today is my actual birthday. And all I want for my birthday is world peace, affordable healthcare for everyone  and mandatory lie...

I was talking to a good friend the other day, a wonderful person, a nice guy, and he said, in reference to another person we both know,...

I wrote a blog about happiness the other day,  but now, after these last two weeks, the timing seemed very wrong. At least for many of...

Straight up. Very, very cold. Very, very dry. Practically Windex. A long time ago, Friday used to be martini night. It signified the end...

It’s like your body is a car.   And you bought that car. You didn’t lease. And there’s no trade in option. This is your car. For the rest...

It’s often been said that you should never discuss politics or religion in polite society.  But we no longer live in a polite society, so...

In our world, “The Holiday Season” actually begins on Labor Day.  But the final countdown, the big finish, the major production number...

My resolutions haven’t changed since I was in college and had a personal philosophy  based on equal parts Thoreau, Frank Lloyd Wright and...

The Holiday season is here. Ready! Set! GO!!! So, I’m filling out my schedule for Artistic Elf duty. Drawings! Paintings! Branded...

I woke up this morning, thinking about my kids.  I have many, you see. Some young, some old, some very close to my own age. I didn’t...