There is a great mystery about dogs. Why do they do the things they do? Theirs is a fascination with everything. Every noise, every smell…every little speck of anything attracts their [...]
“Look into my eyes Nanny,” he said, cupping her face an inch or two from his. Three-year-old Fulton had just returned to our house after realizing that he had left without saying a [...]
“I must CONSTANTLY remind myself to think and feel more deeply. There is a sadness and shallowness that comes with living in today’s world—particularly in the United States. Fewer and fewer [...]
New York. That icon of American history, personality, and moxie. The city is a melting pot of all the best and worst of what we are as America in the most elemental and profound form. Stepping [...]
When was the last time you laughed like a child? Have you ever noticed that whenever anyone asks, “When was the last time…” you can almost feel the sting of some nostalgic [...]
My brother-in-law buried his mom this week. Literally. We watched as he lowered a vault containing her casket into a hole he had dug with his excavator on his land. There was something earthy, [...]
“How are you?” Pausing, I thought, do I give a glossy answer? Do they really want to know? Is this a casual greeting or are we really going to have a conversation? How am I, really? [...]
The snow was falling lightly, gently refreshing the thick layers of recent snowfalls. Pulling into the driveway, we noticed a stork and letters spelling “It’s a Girl!” [...]
One of my favorite movies is 2002’s Signs, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. It is a story of loss and redemption set against the backdrop of an [...]
January 1, 2025 is just a few days away and we are now deep into that time of year we call “The Holidays.” The mad dash that began with Halloween, accelerated through Thanksgiving, [...]
