relationships that last: lessons in communication, part 3

Continued from Part 2 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. … More

High School Spanish

My life might have taken quite a different turn had I pursued what I was really adept in High School. … More

my life in dog-years

Every few weeks, my computer or my phone pops up an image I took “on this day” over the last … More

relationships that last: lessons in communication, part 2

Continued from Part 1 why we do not listen The world is busy. Information pounds us from every direction. Because … More

wishes, rainbow kingdoms, and lost remotes

Grandchildren grow up a lot quicker than I would have imagined. In a matter of months, looping animated “Baby Shark” … More

the way we all ought to go

My neighbor’s female Doberman died last weekend. Unlike my dogs Comet and Dexter last year, and her buddy Loki, a … More

Tasks only women master

For only the second time in our two decades-plus of marriage, my wife needs her husband’s help with basic tasks … More

From her vantage point

Looking up at the blue sky, the world doesn’t seem so bad. It is a comfortable sunny morning. The hills … More

the Dam weather

La Nina has been a headstrong gal this Winter. California mountains from Northern Sierras to our own Cuyamaca’s have been … More