People keep talking about regime change in Iran as if it could happen quickly — maybe the people rise up,…
How lucky I am.
Lately I’ve been watching a YouTuber named Kurt Caz. If you’ve never heard of him, he’s not the typical travel…
Failure Is Usually Just a Delayed Introduction to Success
Failure Is Usually Just a Delayed Introduction to Success When you get to my age, you realize something interesting about…
My Opening Sentence
The strange thing about life is that you don’t understand the most important parts until you’re old enough to look…
The Day the Toll Booths Disappeared
Yesterday when I entered the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I noticed something that made me pause for a moment. The roadwork was…
Is Your Nervous System Making You Sick?
In 2001 my nervous system blew a fuse. That’s the simplest way to describe it. What started as stress and…
What are three objects I couldn’t live without?
I had to laugh when I read today’s prompt: What are three objects you couldn’t live without? That’s a dangerous…
The Experience That Changed Me Forever
“A healthy man has many goals, a sick man has one.” When I look back over my life and ask…
Destiny a little , Fate not so much
Somebody once asked me if I believe in fate or destiny. It’s a simple question, but the older I get…
Can You Retire Early?
I retired from corporate America at 48 years old after spending most of my working life doing what a lot…
The life you cherish in hindsight is often the one you took for granted at the time.
Most people think of life as a series of chapters where you close one and move on to the next,…
If I could be someone else for a day
. If I could be someone else for a day, I wouldn’t pick a celebrity or a billionaire. I wouldn’t…
