Observations

This is a collection of things that I see in front of and behind my eyes. These posts have been published near daily since October 2016.

No Self-Respecting Dog I Know

While looking through a holiday catalog I came across the page with gifts for furry friends. Dog beds, blankets, and even sweaters make sense to me. But they showed a dog scarf. There

Actual Voices

I understand what people must have thought when movies transitioned from silent pictures to talkies. “Ugh, he sounds like that,” was the reaction to the voices of several silent film stars. Their careers

On Writing

William Goldman passed away. He was the author of The Princess Bride, both the book and the screenplay, as well as the screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the

Wondering

Sometimes I wonder how different things would have been if we made different decisions. Our lives are trajectories that move forward based on both deliberate decisions and things out of our control. It’