Reluctant Rebel

A couple of weeks ago I recommended “From Scratch” on Netflix as we enjoyed it a lot. So we also recommended it to our neighbors, Susanne an...

 My brother sent me this picture and I didn’t believe it was me. He assured me that it is. If I had the photo that one of our friends took o...

I have to say that our life here in New Mexico has been quite good overall. We have been very fortunate. But there are times when I get to f...

On a ten-point scale of obsessive-compulsive I would rate myself a solid 6, maybe even a 7 and on some days a tad bit higher. I like my home...

It's summer and thoughts of salt water waves, sandy beaches, romantic sunsets, fresh seafood, cruising the bay, driving over the dunes, ...

I have of late thought about discontinuing this blog...as I often feel I have little to say or no energy or enthusiasm to say it.  But...

I've been seeing a therapist since November. Not every week, but most weeks. He's not a psychiatrist - I don't have high estee...

Assisi, Italy I guess I'm on a Catholic trend. I posted this to a website:  John Wijngaards Catholic Research Centre  where they a...

After I posted the Preface to Did You Ever See A Horse Go By - A Coming Out Memoir, I was thinking about someone who I called Silvio in the...

I've made passing reference to the fact that I've been working on a memoir.  I belong to a writers' group - a small group o...

Existentialism Revisited I never believed in the wisdom of living for today because today always seems as much an illusion ...

In case you didn't get the gist of the last rambling post, I'm closing up shop here for a while - while I get some R&R&R...

Poem by College Buddy Dennis Ryan 1968  As He Went Off To The Peace Corps A Banner I Made for Dignity - Use a Gay Interpretation ...