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I'm glad I read this article before my 45th birthday. Otherwise, I might have been tempted to spend today stressing out about the ever-increasing proximity to the Big 5-0! It's not that 50 is so old, of course. But the closer one gets to it, it can just feel old....

Ten years ago this week — on February 7, 2004, to be exact — I published this blog's first post. So it’s time to celebrate a decade of blogging with a bit of reflection. I have to admit that hitting the 10th anniversary of this blog has been something I’ve looked forward...

It was November 13, 1983. I was thirteen years old, just 10 days away from my 14th birthday, and I stood just out of view of a church congregation near the top of a staircase that led down into warm water where a pastor waited for me. That pastor was...

This is a post I'd hoped I wouldn't have to write for at least another ten years. But life doesn't always go the way one plans. Death doesn't, either. This week, I had to say goodbye to my Collie, Scotty. The normal lifespan for a Collie is between 12 and...

“If I knew then what I know now...” That’s one of those annoying phrases we hear entirely too often. Unfortunately, once in a while, it actually applies quite well. Like today, as I mark the ninth birthday of this blog. Some people enter into a project with a strong, solid...

Have you ever wondered what people who know you would say about you when you’re gone? Come on, don’t even try to deny it. You know you have. We all have. I think there’s something within us that makes us curious about what people “really” think about us. I suspect...

When you reach a certain age — and if you’re under 35 or so, you haven’t reached it, yet — you occasionally feel a bit of trepidation when you click your bookmark for Facebook. That’s because you wonder if you’re going to receive some bad news about someone you’ve known...

Most of the time, when people hear or refer to Diabetes, they’re referring to Type 2 Diabetes, also known as Adult-Onset Diabetes. It’s generally associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. But there’s a second version of Diabetes, known as Juvenile or Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) that has nothing to...

As much good as social media can do, there are certain things that it doesn’t do well. One of those things is bracing you for really bad news. Last night, I learned that a friend of mine passed away suddenly on Tuesday. He was far too young, just months away...

A friend of mine entered a design competition and is now a national finalist. Though her work might wind up on merchandise for a candidate you may not support, I’m hoping you’ll still vote for her efforts.

June 18th, 2007 was a terrible day. Five years later, the aftermath of that day, on which nine of Charleston’s firefighters died battling a furniture store fire, still lingers like it just happened a few months ago.

Most of the time, those icons we’ve grown up seeing always appear smaller when you actually reach them in person. Sometimes, they’re downright disappointing. We’ve somehow managed to elevate them into something larger than life could possibly allow in our imagination. But the Golden Gate Bridge didn’t disappoint.

Actor George Lindsey, who portrayed one of television’s most enduring, if most annoying, characters, Goober Pyle, passed away over the weekend. But what co-star Andy Griffith said about their friendship really struck me.

I hope all of you had a nice Easter, and I apologize for a lull in regular posting over the last few days.  I even missed last week’s Thursday’s Trivial Ten.  But I had an excellent excuse:  I spent Easter on the west coast with the team at South Bay...