FUTURE – FACT OR FICTION?
This week features a guest post from a friend whom I met over a decade ago in Mexico at an RV campground. We have kept in touch over the years and I receive his periodic newsletters chock a block full of good information. He does the research and puts it together in his posts. In
0
…AND KEEPS ON TICKING
Another day, another year and what to make of that? I make S. crazy with my take on birthdays, and many things. I see things differently. I try to explain my rationale and she isn’t persuaded. It makes sense to me. That’s good enough. Here it is for your consideration. You will understand and
0
SUMMER SOLSTICE 2023
(Spoiler alert: This post is compiled from previous, similar ones written for this celebration) Wednesday, June 21, marks this annual event known as Solstice, Summer in the northern hemisphere, Winter in the southern hemisphere. Literally, it’s the moment when the “sun stands still” before it starts back in the other direction and for those
0
KAHLID AND I
Early last Friday morning, we find our way to the Instituto Nacional de Migración in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. We started the process at the Mexican Consulate in Tucson to apply for temporary residence in Mexico for a year. At the end of this year we will decide whether to extend this residency
0
THE WISDOM OF CHILDREN
A 3-year-old, Max, asks his grandfather, “Why are you an old man?” Countless children offer keen observations, ask surprising, thoughtful, penetrating questions, filled with curiosity and wonder. As parents, grandparents, teachers and friends, we would do well to seize that opportunity to have a conversation and explore some of the big why’s of life, as
0
OUR NEXT ADVENTURE
Last summer, our big trip was through eastern Canada and the Maritimes, including Newfoundland, a 10,000 mile sojourn in our Leisure Travel Van. Previous adventures over the past quarter century took us to Europe several times, through the Panama canal, a two-year stint in London, a cruise to the south Pacific islands, sailing the Croatian
0
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL RELEVANCE
I heard a friend use the phrase “internal relevance” and I realized it as something I had not thought much about, at least not consciously. The person using the phrase was in search of “internal relevance” as a way of being in the world that was authentic. He was tired of trying to be someone
0
LIVING COMFORTABLY WITH UNCERTAINTY
On August 24, 2019, I published a blog entitled “Stepping Into the Unknown.” Of some 600+ blog posts, that one garnered more attention, both domestic and foreign, than almost any other post. I wondered what made it so popular and why, some 4 years later, it continues to resonate with so many people? Is it
0