Category Archives: Musings

We were sitting around a cozy fire, The last time was years ago.These old friends together again,The moment’s warmth outshone the glow. This group met back in college,A few decades have passed since then.We only spent four months together And we packed a whole lot in. Friday night chicken wings, A bungee jump at theContinue reading “Just A Few Friends”

Crunch, sink. It was a beautiful Sunday. Crunch, sink. Cold, about 18 degrees Fahrenheit, but clear and sunny. Crunch, sink. I missed the big snowstorm. I rode it out in San Diego sunshine on a work trip. Crunch, sink. Now I was home and the woods behind the house were a thirty-acre winter wonderland. Crunch,Continue reading “Grand Thoughts in the Snow”

It was cloudy and breezy, and cold by Key West standards. The cold front that brought snow to Pensacola yesterday delivered wind, clouds, and sixty-degree air to Key West this morning. It was the kind of morning when my native Floridian self might have stayed indoors, but with a few years of Midwest and NewContinue reading “MLK Day Sunrise”

I used to want to be the best Or I wouldn’t even play the game In some ways that attitude served me well I’ve made a good living and achieved industry fame Along the way I saw my mentors Mellow late in their careers I look back now and understand As I advance in yearsContinue reading “Journey to the Present”

It started with a work trip. I was going see a client in Reno, Nevada. Lake Tahoe straddles the Nevada – California line near Reno and Chrissy and I had never been there. We figured a lake so nice they named a Chevrolet after it should be seen, so we went a few days earlyContinue reading “The Matchmaker of South Lake Tahoe”

I’ve been thinking about blue glass a lot lately. I really can’t help it. A six-foot tall display cabinet full of blue glass has taken up residence in my living room, catching my attention every day. And I am blessed by the daily reminders it provides. My grandmother, Joy, who I called Gami, loved theContinue reading “Blue Glass”

I heard the voices as I came down the stairs – hushed but urgent. Something was going on. Chrissy and I were in a rented condo overlooking Little Lagoon in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was early in the morning, my favorite time of day. I had a mug of coffee in hand and was onContinue reading “Perfect Days”

This one was inspired by an article in the Wall Street Journal last week: I read an article the other night – It said the Russian army is teaching first-graders to fight. The quote said: “Man is not made for peace, man is made for war”. But if that’s really true, what’s a big lovingContinue reading “First Grade Soldiers”