It’s been 25 years.  Hard to believe that much time has gone by.  But the calendar doesn’t lie.  There has been talk that 100 million Americans were either not born or too young to have specific memories of that day.... Read More

I’ve written about meditation before.  The piece was about the minimal value of Mindful Meditation vs the ongoing value of learning Transcendental Meditation.  You can read that piece HERE.  I referred to a physician being paid by a local healthcare... Read More

Irish musician and actor Glen Hansard died on July 29th after a motorcycle accident.  He was 56 years of age. Glen was a talented songwriter and singer.  When I told people about his passing, most didn’t know who he was. ... Read More

I was not aware of the term “Bucket List” until the movie with that title was released in 2007.  Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman made a highly entertaining movie and had great chemistry on screen. After watching the movie, I... Read More

When I grew up, it was easy to catch a bus from my neighborhood to downtown Pittsburgh.  We had the 51D, 51B (a.k.a. Spencer), 51C (the Carrick) and, if you made your way to the bus turnaround on Brownsville Road,... Read More