Posted March 31, 2019 in Monthly News

The Language of Words

I’m an old-fashioned guy, and I believe in words—verbal communication. I had read Herman Melville’s Moby Dick twice by the time I was out of high school. I’m also the only guy I know not some-kind of minister who has read the Bible twice. I read it once out of curiosity while I was still […]

Posted June 30, 2018 in Monthly News

The Kindest Cut

I base my title on a line from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The original refers to Caesar’s betrayal by Brutus. Being stabbed by his friend was Caesar’s unkindest cut. My recent cut was for surgical purposes: I had a hernia that needed repair, and the only way to repair a hernia is to cut through layers […]

Posted November 30, 2016 in Monthly News

While Waiting for Your Soul to Speak

Unlike Debra, I have no idea what my soul wants me to know. I do know that certain thoughts and actions help me feel better, and certain thoughts and actions result in my feeling worse. I assume those differences are guiding me in the right direction, but I am by no means certain. Unlike Debra […]