Watching and listening to the celebration of life and benediction at Jimmy Carter's memorial service this morning, I realized that...

I am dedicating this blog to one of the most outstanding of our US Presidents and a hero of mine, Jimmy Carter (10.1.24 -...

"A" is the first letter of the English alphabet (here calligraphed on parchment and gilded by me some years ago), and the perfect way to...

"The Golden Rule, a version of which is appears in all major spiritual and ethical traditions, may be the most narcissistic of our moral...

When I opened up a blank page on which to write today's music or poetry blog, a full third of the bottom of the page was occupied with a...

Do you notice how sometimes you set out in one direction toward a location only to end up headed in another direction and landing at...

The Phoenix Bird statue, carved out of the remains of a burned out tree and living now on the patio of Nepenthe, my favorite restaurant...

My A.I.-generated picture of "frivolous"; is she holding a plum? (read on) Does poetry have to have a meaning, or an "essential truth"...

Coming upon the poet and activist Joanna Macy (who lives just across the Bay from me!), I decided to see how her perspectives on life...

I found an article in a recent online Journal of the American Medical Association that I thought was entitled "ACUTE ATTITUDE ILLNESS",...

San Francisco moon, October 18, 2024 I often get tangled up in the lure of words. Mainly by using too many, sometimes by choosing wrongly...

Giving people choices conveys many benefits in life, and to both or all parties to the equation. I was happy to learn there is one 2017...

(Image from Xian Zhang's website. ) In 2024 it's a notable event when a woman wins a permanent management position in a top tier...

There have been a number of recent and not-so-recent books about hope . The latest published by a psychologist in August of this year...

A year and a half ago I wrote a blog about the topic of loneliness because I continued to find a lack of connection with others in the...

Did you ever wonder what the final dying words were of famous composers? A writer for the online music newsletter Interlude , wondered....

"JOY!" I heard it yesterday morning! The news media who listened, heard it . Did you? The word "JOY!" ushered out of the mouth of our...

I've been thinking about duality thinking, and how to diminish it. Diminish, because I suspect there is no "cure." All we need is a...

Reflected in the title above is a heartfelt comment to mine that he must truly love music. It's the response by my musical...

" Hey, hey, hey - what ya got to say? " For a fun take on speaking one's "peace" (pun intended!), above are the Initial lyrics and video...