Bicycles I have known and loved. Part 1

Before I begin my rant about the benefits and wonders of my new eBike, my mind fills with the memories… Read more Bicycles I have known and loved. Part 1

Go Greyhound, Go Retro–Part 2

Continuing the saga of how I got to Bayfield, Wisconsin for the week of July 4th without driving my car,… Read more Go Greyhound, Go Retro–Part 2

This Fourth of July, I am headed north to go sailing with my new best friend. I am truly blessed… Read more Go Greyhound — Advertising works!

And Then There Were Five On Mother’s Day, 2021, my brother Robert was killed in a vehicle/train accident. It was… Read more Brotherly Advice. Four tidbits that guided me through life.

Have you ever gone through a learning sprint when you thought your brain was going to explode? Or you have… Read more Writing the Next Book: Researching and Wondering

How important are friends as we lay dying? What happens to friendships at end of life? As I have been… Read more Final Friends. As the world falls away, do our friends depart as well?

A long time ago I wrote about how my partner Scot and I answered a marriage compatibility survey. The question… Read more Can’t we just be friends? How our personality type affects our friendships.

I’m not sure just when I learned about proximity friendship. It’s been years. But even back then, the term and… Read more Proximity Friendship or: Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder versus Out of Sight, Out of Mind.

Looking for companionship mid-60s is significantly different than when I was in my 30s, but one thing has not changed:… Read more Ten months of Match.com. Make Me a Match, Find me a Find.*

Tennis has been an important part of my adult life because like skiing, I really didn’t start until I had… Read more The Evolution of My Tennis Friends