“When you’re rich, they think you really know.”  a line from “If I were a Rich  Man” by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, a song from the 1964 Broadway musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” My father never finished high school, but…

In my midlife review, I invite you to join me for the ride in TATTOO—JOURNEYS ON MY MIND. Now available as an audio book! Narrated by yours truly, it clocks in at seven hours and thirteen minutes. For me, these twenty-one stories are affirming: you…

Today, I am living in the midst of an inescapable election campaign. Instead of igniting me, it wearies me. Why must it be this way? I think it is the media coverage that makes it wearisome with its focus on…

What about some embarrassing moments? I know there must have been many, but it is with great effort that I was able to recall any details. Perhaps I block them from my memory. Here is one incident I recall. I…

Paris has been in the news lately. It got me to thinking about all the wonderful things just waiting to be discovered in that city. You can wander from the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower and discover that the outdoor…