People often talk about having near death experiences.  But I would like to suggest that the more important experiences have to do with near life…I mean we have clusters of near life experiences every day.  Where we’re almost living, but in reality, we’re only scratching the surface of what we could really be experiencing if…

(First Published Fall 2014) If I were The Wizard of Oz for one day and I could hold court with all the troubled souls coming in and out of the Emerald City…oh what a day that would be. Beginning with children, from all walks of life, all suffering from the same affliction…”know-it-all-ness.”  It’s the first sign…

You were never supposed to be a lifetime commitment, and I am letting you go because of… Unnecessary and excessively unrealistic optimism Artificial buoyancy in the face of stuff that should make me cry General sheep-like behavior and urge to graze instead of grow BTW:  I don’t remember any of these being in the fine…

Sitz Uboo, Sitz… (not intended to serve as providing medical advice at all) 1.              There is no simple surgery…and major surgery is major for a reason (I’ll save my fast sprints for drive-through McDonald’s runs and fast food…ooh, doesn’t a McDonald’s fountain Coca Cola sound good?  And some salty, crispy fries?  Squirrel!). …

Sharing a 2015 blog…be back with new stuff soon. One of the many benefits of living and stretching out experiences over a lifetime is that you learn to take the good with the bad.  After a few false starts and dips that feel like a permanent condition, you learn that you never completely fall down and…

A favorite spot in the garden I know it’s usually the squirrel I bring forth for life’s funny little lessons.  But this week, I find my focus on another favorite of mine…the hummingbird. I have had a hummingbird feeder for a few years now.  Last summer, there were three or four that fed several times…

“Um, I’m sorry, but I asked for Dr. McDreamy.   (Nurse for pre-op testing over phone, while I am driving in my car, with 12-year-old) “Describe for me in your own words, what procedures you are having during your surgery next week” (Me) “I’d prefer not to if it’s all the same to you.” (my…

What if making choices in life resembled the basic choices we make in our food intake each day?  Sometimes we are in a rush, so we pull together something frozen and quick instead of preparing something from scratch, requiring more time.  I think in some ways hunger is like the satiation we seek in life. …

#urbanfarming   Sunflowers can be harvested too soon and be empty shells (garlic flavored cardboard)                                  Corn may not be my thing after growing weeds last year, and a whopping three ears this season               …

It’s 1:30 a.m., the lights are out, and there is someone lurking nearby.  Should I be alarmed?  Maybe call the police?  Not unless Rhydon (pronounced “Rye-Don”), could be considered a dangerous suspect. Like everyone else in the under 18 crowd (and some of drinking age too!), my boys have joined the new generation of Pokemon,…