• The World’s Most Costly Yoga Mat

    The World’s Most Costly Yoga Mat

    I have written many posts about my bumpy yoga journey. A few have been on yoga mats: Are Yoga Mats Really Necessary?, My New Folding Mat From Hell, and a reposting of someone else’s post: Very Funny Yoga Mat for Sale Ad on Craigslist, but I have never really made a serious investment in a… Read more

  • Getting Up & Down: A Six Sentence Story

    Getting Up & Down: A Six Sentence Story

    The ground seems farther away these days. No, I haven’t suddenly become tall; I am still the same five feet six inches shorty I was in high school. It’s a perspective thing now that I am 68, continuing my losing (or is it gaining?) battle with obesity and stiffness. The best example is in my… Read more

  • The Best Books I Read in 2025

    The Best Books I Read in 2025

    It’s January, time to review the books I read last year. Most years, I never get around to this, but this time around, I thought it might prime the writing pump, so to speak. I haven’t so far, but hopefully I’ll get inspired soon. This time around on the “Best Books I Read” semi-annual post,… Read more

  • Improving on a Beethoven Masterpiece–I Think

    Improving on a Beethoven Masterpiece–I Think

    I have a love for Beethoven’s music. More so than Mozart, J.S. Bach, or even, going back to my college days, when I was a rabid fan of The Clash and artists like Bruce Springsteen. I think Beethoven’s passion came through so clearly in his symphonies, piano concertos, piano sonatas, string quartets, and other works.… Read more

  • What I Have Been Doing in My Retirement (Hint: It’s Not Gardening)

    What I Have Been Doing in My Retirement (Hint: It’s Not Gardening)

    As I approached retirement, I attended many retirement potlucks to ask soon-to-be retirees about their plans for the rest of their lives. Their answers never failed to disappoint: “I always said I need more time to work in my garden, now I’ll have plenty of time!,” “I will bake a lot more,” “I plan on… Read more

  • When My Number Was UP: A Six Sentence Story

    When My Number Was UP: A Six Sentence Story

    It was exciting to take a helicopter ride over Alaskan glaciers; the view was stunning, and the sounds in the chopper were just like the sounds you hear in films and TV shows. I couldn’t help but feel that the pilots for these tours had to ask themselves from time to time, “How many more… Read more