Eavesdropping in church I am eavesdropping on a young married couple during church. When the young woman asks her newly acquired husband, “Don’t you think it is time we start a family?” She crinkles her nose and bats he...
Charlie and me My too kind and loving wife and I are driving along and I am singing to my Hits of the ‘70s when all of sudden a Subaru with a CoExist sticker cuts me off.
Distracted driving If you are reading this and driving, you are distracted. As crazy as that sounds, that is exactly what many people are doing, only they are using their phones to type and read.
What is right with a small town Well the Pioneer Day celebration in Monticello is over and I guess we can all take a collective sigh of relief as we quit trying to hold our stomachs in, stand up straight, and look ten years young...
New Mexican or old Mexican? Howdy folks. I bet you are surprised to see this newspaper article. Well, like an old long lost relative that shows up when you win the lottery, I just keep on coming back.
Am I happy? Someone asked me the other day if I was happy. My first reaction was to say “of course I am happy”; as it seems that there is a good deal of pressure in America to be happy.
Bucket list Thanksgiving is such a great holiday. I could go on about the food and football and taking a nap in my favorite over-stuffed chair; but if there is anything I have come to believe, it is to take t...
Bridges I am riding a bike over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. In a typical year there are nearly 41 million people that cross the bridge. It is a classic Fall day with fog that comes and goes,...
Non-matching shoes My too kind and loving wife doesn’t think I am very observant; I hadn’t noticed. But she makes this absurd claim because I can look in the fridge for ten minutes and not find what I am looking for...
