It’s Memorial Day Weekend 2025, and a time to remember all who were lost in wars and conflicts past and present in the United States. It’s also a weekend of picnics, family time, and entertainment. Last weekend, I was in Cleveland, Ohio, attending a wedding. The next day, my family and I made a pilgrimage to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum. Many of the guests were … [Read more...]

It’s May 2025 and the day after Easter, Pope Francis died. I am not Catholic or even Christian, but he was the epitome of what Christianity is supposed to be and it is a sad loss for the world. Birds flew in mass over the Vatican that evening. Was that a sign of hope? He is interned at Santa Maria Maggiori, one of my favorite cathedrals in Rome. I often write about … [Read more...]

This past week was insane. President Jimmy Carter, a man of enormous character and integrity, was laid to rest at 100. Say what you will of his Presidency, he spent his entire life in service with a deep compassion for humanity. Los Angeles burned I live/lived in Altadena, Calfornia. Our home was in the Eaton fire zone. The area was evacuated on January 8th. I woke up … [Read more...]

I almost had a disaster happen. In the last few weeks, I've been cat-sitting for friends but made it a point to walk for 30 minutes each day at the crack of dawn. Everything was going swimmingly until I tripped on a dried cone or something and fell to the ground. Miraculously, I only scraped my elbow a little. I was looking and cursing at some nasty political signage and got … [Read more...]