If we can answer that question for ourselves we will have unlocked a large part of ourselves. Damn, I am glad I have lived long enough to appreciate the questions more than the answers. There is a lot going on around me with an unusually high number of people in my life with uncertainty. But…

If you have experienced the adventure of raising teenagers you know that their music becomes your music, whether you like it or not. When Kara wanted to go see Dave Matthew’s for her first concert, I said, “Sure, I will take you.” Her reply, “No mom, you don’t need to do that.” Teenagers can be…

One of the things Europeans in general, and Italians in particular are puzzled by is that food is monetized for profit in the U.S. And, it’s not just these immensely profitable mega corporations profit from selling food to Americans, but that the food has been grown with chemicals, then further bastardized with more chemicals and…

Flying over Sicily yesterday I was touched by how much of the landscape is free of structures of any kind and there are no meandering roads. If there were cattle grazing I could easily picture John Wayne in a cowboy hat. But the land isn’t used for that either. I had a layover in Munich,…

Steve passed from this earth peacefully yesterday, surrounded by his family. Steve’s life here left an indelible mark on a number of people, too many to even begin to account for. Talking with Cathy this morning I could hear in her voice that she is continuing to pull strength from the deepest parts of her…