“I have a dog named Otis, who is a rescue.” I usually introduce him that way signifying that the “rescue” part is more important than any other label. For him, it is. I think the story goes that he and his brother were left in a garbage bag near a cemetery. When they were found,…
“Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomorrow from this nightmare?” If you are familiar with musical theater, you likely recognize those words. Those lyrics are from the song “Will I” in the Broadway musical “Rent”. Rent is a story about several young adults trying to survive in the shadow of…
As I mentioned, I was at a reunion recently. It was at Cape Canaveral, Florida and I went there with my mom, who is a vegetarian. I was a vegetarian for years during and after college, but then I moved to Texas. West Texas. Beef country. I resisted for several years but was that high-maintenance…
Recently I went to a reunion of men who served in a fighter squadron in Germany in the mid to late 1950’s. These are the men of the Greatest Generation. My dad was one of these men, but he passed away several years ago. Actually, the term the guys use are that my dad has…
Since this is my first blog, allow me to introduce myself. My name is…well, that isn’t really important. This blog is not really about me; it’s about the good things I see going on around me. I was asked recently what I am passionate about, and it was a fun question to reflect on.…