Are you happy? I don’t mean just content, but actually happy. It’s an interesting question we ask ourselves from time to time. So, how do I define happiness? I see contentment as everything being copacetic, quite even, in balance, with no highs and no lows. Maybe “totally” in ...

In a free and open/capitalist society, the individual has choice to select who does “work” for them. We “outsource” what we need done to auto mechanics, doctors, lawyers, et cetera, since we can’t all be experts in everything, nor have the time. When a doctor says you need a major ...

Something shiny glinted on the bottom of the river. We tied our canoe to a tree, got out and waded in. Was it cold? Yes. But we were on a mission. The further out we walked, the harder it was to balance against the current. Shielding our eyes from the sun, we searched, step by step. I was up ...

June is LGBT Pride Month, a time when LGBTQI-plus community members, family, friends and advocates acknowledge and celebrate the gift of diversity that is unique to each of us. Many municipalities host “Pride parades,” and events where LGBTQI-plus community members outwardly profess ...

At the National Rifle Association convention in Houston three days after the Uvalde massacre, Republicans blamed the killings on Democrats, communist Marxists, the media, declining church attendance, weak families, violent video games, opioid abuse, lack of mental health services and schools ...

Have you ever felt you needed to heal from hurtful memories of your dad? Can that happen after he’s passed on? My parents were of eastern European heritage, having been brought to America as children. They met here and married. My dad was head of the household and my mom succumbed to the ...