Why? - Feb 22 I’ve always been interested in the search of what it means to be a better person or interested in personal development (As...

Following the New England trip in June, we made the annual pilgrimage to Castle Park in late July. Martha had to attend meetings of the...

We left Richmond at about 7 am on Saturday, June 19 for the drive up to Boston. With backups on the George Washington bridge in New York...

Donald Trump continues to represent one of the most serious existential threats to the nation and our institutions. Not just that he's...

We had to put "down" our dear cat, Inky on Saturday, March 27. It's a difficult euphemism, meaning we induced her death; but as painful...

Covid has driven everyone stir crazy. Outdoor activities have become more popular and small excursions have been a way to safely relieve...

Jan 6 - Time in Retirement Is to lose myself in different types of self-expression - compositions of photography, music,...

The Goal - April 21 The Goal is not to find anxiety in the future or remorse in the past, but peace in the present. Drum Expression - May...

We loved Spain so much on the trip in 2018 and felt there was so much more to see; especially Barcelona which seems to be on everyone's...

Death In Life - Feb. 20 In many ways I’ve been conscious and preparing for death all my life - not taking career etc, too seriously....

(original post) We'd started planning a trip as soon as we knew that our youngest, Nathan, was leaving for Nashville, effectively leaving...

Montreal - July 3-4 Martha, Patrick and I are in Montreal at the moment.   Marth and I had originally planned on coming up ourselves, but...

I am always bewildered by friends who say they don't want to retire because they're not sure what they'd do.  Seriously?   I can't wait...

(Note: An abbreviated recollection taken from casual notes) We took Icelandair to save some money, leaving Dulles and stopping in...

Cathing Up - Procrastinating again; so here are some recollections of highlights for the latter part of the year. As we wound into...

Jan 16 - Doug Richardson - A rainy dreary January day and went to Doug Richardson's funeral mass.  It was in a large Catholic churched...

Since Jamie is now in San Francisco and the other three are at Camp Highlands, Martha and I decided to spend some of my LLS windfall that...

Easton, MD - June 27 Sitting in Easton in a house we swapped with another couple, overlooking water. Golfed yesterday, kayaking...