• Memorial Day

    Memorial Day

    Since I’m a lifelong New Yorker living nowhere near a military base, it’s rare that I bump into active duty soldiers in uniform.

  • A Field of Wishes (and other blooms)

    A Field of Wishes (and other blooms)

    Wordless Wednesday…

  • 7 Strange and Beautiful Things

    7 Strange and Beautiful Things

    Sharing curious and beautiful observations from the last couple weeks… 

  • Poem Published on Spillwords Press

    Poem Published on Spillwords Press

    I just returned to NY from traveling and was a day late coming home, not checking my Gmail while away. I was thrilled and truly thankful that a poem I submitted on May 2nd was published on May 9th. I am sincerely grateful to Dagmara K. for selecting my poem…

  • Texas Tuesday – JFK Assassination Tour

    Texas Tuesday – JFK Assassination Tour

    JFK Assassination Tour, Dallas, Texas.

  • Air Travel Continued…

    Air Travel Continued…

    Follow up to prior post: Forget Your Destination-Commercial Flying is the Real Trip!

  • Wordless Wednesday – 🇮🇹

    Wordless Wednesday – 🇮🇹

    Wordless Wednesday…🇮🇹 Wordless Wednesday…

  • Maverick Update🐾🐾

    Maverick Update🐾🐾

    I first introduced Australian Shepard Maverick (my daughter’s dog) in December, followed by Golden Retriever Judge (my son’s dog) in February. As I mentioned in I Wasn’t Much of a Dog Person Until… Maverick was a handful as a puppy, but what puppy isn’t? He has grown to be a…

  • 10 at the End – April

    10 at the End – April

    As always, my gratitude list extends far beyond these short ten, but here are the April highlights…

  • Stuffing People in Boxes

    Stuffing People in Boxes

    I stood in the produce aisle at a Manhattan grocery store when a man I’d not seen in ten years approached me. We exchanged the usual pleasantries, somehow landing upon the random topic of yoga. I mentioned how yoga has helped strengthen my back, and I try not to miss…

  • Blogging, ChatGPT and AI

    Blogging, ChatGPT and AI

    A Dad of a high schooler shared that his son used ChatGPT to auto-write a lengthy history essay…

  • I Spy Spring (finally!)

    I Spy Spring (finally!)

    I hope you enjoyed a lovely Easter/Passover this past week. We are still waiting for full blossoms, but in the last five days, a few, small signs of Spring have sprouted! “Blossom by blossom the spring begins.”