There was a time when Kernie and I did yoga regularly at the local LA Fitness. We lost our favorite yoga teacher and never matched up with a new one; Covid took care of that. Our favorite yoga teacher was a picture: “Get your yoga butts on the mat ya’ll, we are starting.” An athletic blond woman with dreadlocks to her mid back led the class in lycra outfits. Her southern accent was disarming and she had an easy going manner, telling anecdotal stories about her family as she c

Timothy Keller I read this book  for the second time since receiving it in 2017 this past month. The premise of the book, then as now,  pulled me in: an Evangelical minister sets up a church in downtown Manhattan against the advice of just about everyone. The demographics are wrong: single, liberal, self centered people working in the dynamic center of the economy that is the USA. His church proved a success. There is a lesson to be learned there! The first half of the book s

Unusual things this last month:   4 flats on one bike ride and needed a rescue. Staycation: Kernie was away 10 days I drew a pen and ink picture for the first time in a year!!!          Trumpsters in Mexico: My Spanish teacher described a suburb of Merida where a number of expatriates from the US live. They are largely fans of president Trump. They live in Mexico because their middle class retireement allows them to live well outside the USA..... Streaming:  The

:) Yeah, but who reads signs? Good Rules Can't we all?

I was a confirmed agnostic before I went through puberty. Kernie was not so lucky. Our religious traditions and upbringing were about as...

Ben and Me By Eric Weiner This book reflects on Franklin’s biography and the author contrasts what he learns with our modern world and...

UNUSUAL THINGS THIS MONTH:  Kernie rehabilitated post operatively such that she is going to Europe this month. Mark Volman died on the...

I read Ayn Rand with avidity when an adolescent. This quote from Atlas Shrugged is still memorable to me and I am reminded of it every...

The Death with Dignity law signed into effect in Washington did not seem especially relevant to my practice once enacted. I was at best,...

Canada is Killing Itself Elaina Plott Calabro Article from The Atlantic, September 2025 This article turned me on my head. The first...

Unusual things for me this August . We survived a major surgery with all testing going our way! We saw the Book of Mormon for the first...

This strikes me as AI generated but it is inspiring Yep!

The Empire Strips Back: a review: Last winter in San Diego, I came upon an ad for this show—apparently a Las Vegas styled theatrical ...

Says it all! If I get an accordion picture in next month, it is a trend!

Atlantic July 2025. John Tierney wrote an article regarding discredited Public Health institutions. I will present his argument in a...

Unusual things this month: We had to confront a serious cancer diagnosis My plan for us to be a one car family lasted three days—our...

I am not exactly a cagey negotiator. However, finding myself engaged with a small medical practice in a double-wide trailer and in the...

I have digested two European trips in the last month, at opposite ends of the experience spectrum. I have reflected a bit on why I remain...

Unusual things           Kern’s banking: 2 of her retirement accounts have the same last four numbers and when arranging for checks, the...

From Lisbon: Ride a bus in the harbor or tax the rich Cartagena street art Interesting signs in Cartagena. Scenes from Mayorca It speaks...