Tag: human experience
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March 26, 2008 10:28 PM EDT --
I bow down to the shadows that have moved back through time. Each shadow, each event offers lessons to those willing to seek after them. I pay homage to the women and men who shaped the pages of history . . . more
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September 01, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
Two old timers were having a tall tale contest and it was a pretty even match. One said that he had been fishing in the Hudson River . . . more
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October 13, 2008 10:33 AM EDT --
With so many stupid people out there I am perpetually amazed that anything gets done. I mean to say that the level and volume . . . more
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October 11, 2008 02:43 PM EDT --
For a long time I have been reporting evidence that society is in a hopeless mess of confusion and irrationality. This week . . . more
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May 03, 2008 10:04 PM EDT --
I might have written another piece by this name before so pardon me if I have and enjoy this new one:
Amid all the stings and joys of life, do you know who you are? Do you find . . . more
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October 08, 2008 03:26 PM EDT --
I met many memorable characters in my career but some of the most memorable were hiking the Appalachian Trail. First of all . . . more
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May 09, 2008 11:00 PM EDT --
Sealing a part of me off from the sight of others. Holding back from a thought, from an action meant to bond one to another. A word that stands for something bigger than me. . . . more
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October 20, 2007 06:37 PM EDT --
Everyone likes a good mystery! Some are obviously fictitious and invented purely for pleasure. Others are real and attract the interest of many until the physical forces at work in creating the phenomenon . . . more
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October 20, 2007 06:33 PM EDT --
The world is full of stories about lost gold mines and treasures. The most famous might be the Lost Dutchman Mine of the southwest. . . . more
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May 02, 2008 10:44 PM EDT --
If I were to tell you that I was exceptionally tall you would not take this as a statement of conceit or hubris. Either it would be a factual statement or a delusional one. In person, you . . . more
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May 17, 2008 10:04 AM EDT --
Words. They are very powerful things.
Of all the many inventions of human kind, words, sound that convey an endless range of meanings, must be amongst the most important. They can . . . more
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April 20, 2008 07:53 PM EDT --
I have a hobby that I think is pretty unique. It helps make me, me. My interest in nature is never ending. Walking out in the woods with me can be an interesting experience . . . more
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August 23, 2007 07:16 PM EDT --
Phenomenology is a word few are familiar with. It has a “New Agey” ring to it, but it has nothing to do with that at all. It is a school of thought which is concerned . . . more
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May 18, 2008 09:34 AM EDT --
This is the second installment of this series in which I am paying homage to the words of other writers that have had an impact on me in my life. The first article in the series can be found here: . . . more
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May 22, 2008 09:57 PM EDT --
This is the fourth installment of a series of articles I recently began to pay homage to words that have had special meaning in my life. Links to the first three articles will appear at the end . . . more
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May 24, 2008 01:06 PM EDT --
In this fifth installment of my series on words that have had special meaning to me in my life (links to the first four articles are at the bottom) , I would like to focus on a very few words that were . . . more
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August 21, 2008 03:29 PM EDT --
Over this past week, I lost a friend who I have known for two years. She was someone I cared about and gave myself honestly to in friendship. Upon receiving a horribly mean and nasty . . . more
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October 07, 2008 11:34 AM EDT --
I have to admit that Frank Sinatra did a great job on Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Got The World On A String (although Ella Fitzgerald . . . more
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November 24, 2007 01:49 PM EST --
We are constantly confronted with individuals who seem to always be on the short end of life. All too often, upon greater scrutiny, . . . more
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April 15, 2008 05:18 PM EDT --
These two skulls belong to White-Tailed Deer. One of them, the darker of the two, was given to me by a college professor. The other one was found by me alongside the road. . . . more
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