A Story From the Mountain — Every little boy dreams of flying. Growing up, I remember there was this one kid I knew who thought about flying, dreamed about flying, every day and night. One time, way back when, he said to me that almost every night (after he fell asleep listening to ballgames on the…

From the Mountain Sunday morning and it’s 7 am. Romeo, Gidget, and I already have had our morning walk. As usual with winter in the mountains, the morning dew on the grass is frozen. The Yorkies don’t like it, I can tell. Smiling, I think to myself … “just wait…

“Two roads diverged in a wood and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost “Life is not a given, it’s a gift.” Throughout life, we reach a fork in the road, a point where a decision must be made. …

Ever get a traffic ticket and it cost you a week's pay? Driving in Paradise Valley, AZ the other day, I was tooling along at the speed limit. Why? Because I know from experience that every road in that town is a speed trap. …

Who Do You See Reflected in Your Inner Mirror? — There I was last night, minding my business and listening to some slow jazz, sax solos from the ’40s and ’50s by some of the best sax players who ever blew a note. Very relaxing for the mind and soul. This always puts me to sleep. Possibly as my writing…

Probably Not — Few Stop to Consider Their Life Circumstances — So many people live in self-pity, spending day after day repeating to anyone who will listen just how bad things are for them, for almost everyone. It seems to me that many Americans have become cold-hearted and petty, addicted to the “whoa is me” life they themselves have created. …

A Story About "The Million Dollar Staircase" Known as "The Million Dollar Staircase" for over a century, since it was built in 1894 at 1.4 million dollars, it is an iconic part of one of the most intricate and beautiful buildings in the country, The NYS Capitol Building. This stairway…

That’s Still Not Good Enough… — During the last election in 2020, over 158.5 million people voted. People across the country, in the media, in the government, in the two political parties … were all slapping themselves on the back for “getting the vote out”. Nobody wanted to discuss the fact that over 80 million people…

And the Search for My Little Brother — The Capitol Building is a huge architectural piece of art built over 30 years by hand. Construction began roughly in 1869 and continued to the end of the century. The building is a maze of hidden, secretive passageways, leading to little-known stairways and hallways and doors to rooms few know…