Tybee Island, Ga. — It is cold and blustery at the beach today. I couldn’t be any happier. Only the tried and true will remain here over the next few days and then we will be back amongst the natives and the true beach lovers. Such weather tends to lead me to observe and think. […]

It’s cold in Kentucky tonight. But it is a comfortable 101 degrees in the hot tub. I have just come in from sitting out there looking at the stars and enjoying the crispness of the approaching winter and enjoying a Bourbon on the rocks. Lake Barkley is quiet tonight. The Interstate is also quiet. Sometimes […]

It’s cold in Kentucky tonight. But it is a comfortable 101 degrees in the hot tub. I have just come in from sitting out there looking at the stars and enjoying the crispness of the approaching winter and enjoying a Bourbon on the rocks. Lake Barkley is quiet tonight. The Interstate is also quiet. Sometimes […]

The story you may decide to read in a few minutes was written in April 1996. Now, I will grant you that April is always a difficult time of the year for me. My Father was born in April. You pay your taxes to the dreaded IRS in April. Yet, April does have it’s beauty […]

“Angels Come in Many Shapes and Forms,” Marilyn King, dear friend and psychotherapist, San Francisco, CA, September, 1995 When January, 1995 rolled onto the scene, things in my life were already less than satisfactory. Although my business had taken off and I had been quite pleased with the income and work load, the project that […]

As most of you know, we share our home with three dogs that are very much like our children — having never had children I am convinced that dogs are much more manageable and trainable. So when my friend and former colleague, Chuck Howell shared the following with me I couldn’t resist sharing it on […]

(Thanks to my friend and fellow dog lover Anne McDowell for sharing this.) We feel tremendous love for our dogs, and our dogs sure seem to love us. Yet, we must ask is a dog really capable of emotions? Or are we just projecting our feelings onto our dogs? Scientists tend to avoid this subject […]

(Thanks to my friend and fellow dog lover Anne McDowell for sharing this.) We feel tremendous love for our dogs, and our dogs sure seem to love us. Yet, we must ask is a dog really capable of emotions? Or are we just projecting our feelings onto our dogs? Scientists tend to avoid this subject […]