It’s hard to believe that it was only eight years ago that the world watched in horror as 110 stories of glass and steel and hopes and dreams and visions and human lives came crashing down to Earth, not once but twice. Those of us who were there to see it will never forget it. […]

My wife and I have just redesigned our back room, the one that serves as office, TV lounge, library, exercise center, and guest bedroom.  It’s not a big room, just an awfully useful one, and given all the uses to which it is put, it was clear we needed to have a neater, more efficient […]

Senator Kennedy died last night and the airwaves are filled with tributes coming to him from around the world. Granted, I haven’t listened to any conservative talk show hosts, but the praise for his dedication and hard work over the years in promoting the causes he believed in seem to come from both sides of […]

She drew our attention as we waited at the red light, standing in the middle of the lane with her bike rather than snaking her way between the stopped cars like messengers and experienced riders do. “There’s a newbie”, I mused. “And not really dressed for biking”, my wife added, a dimension of awareness that […]

  We seem to be going through a period of human evolution where the solution of choice to any problem or misunderstanding is to kill the person on the other end of the equation. This is true whether we are talking about having differing religious beliefs, holding varying political views, being fired from a job, […]

  Americans love our freedom and we love to fight.  This volatile combination is how our country was formed and grew and why we can justify planting our flag anywhere in the world where human rights appear threatened.  It is also how small unimportant incidents between two male egos can escalate into major national issues […]

I received an email from an old friend the other day for the purpose of trying, once again, to convince me why the right is right.  The scary part is that the story it told and the example it contained portrays quite accurately the way a large part of our population really do think and […]

So is there anyone in America who didn’t think that Ahmadinejad was going to rig the vote in Iran, come out the winner, and be elected to another term?  If so, shame on you for being so naive. Read more about Stealing Elections, Being a Dictator, and Higher Consciousness

When I wrote the last post on Twittering I didn’t expect to be back covering social interaction issues so soon, but a recent item on NPR makes this follow-up seem quite appropriate and connected.  Read more about Hooking Up

Every technological advancement, however innocent it may appear at first and benign it may seem to the masses, has its evil underbelly that festers behind the scenes.  And though I’d be hard pressed to find anyone under the age of thirty who agrees with me…  Read more about Twittering