Love Like Kimmy

by | Aug 18, 2022 | Friends & Family

I had to run to Safeway the other day to pick up a few items. If I’m in a hurry I sometimes use one of the automatic checkout kiosks, yea they’re dehumanizing and one of the many manifestations of our increasingly impersonal society, but when I want to get out of the...
Kim

Kim

by | Aug 11, 2022 | Friends & Family

The fragility of life came into pinpoint focus for me last week when I learned of the passing of my dear friend Kim Kenney. How could such a shining beacon of light and love be extinguished so quickly? I last saw her two months ago at a three day music festival up in...
Paying It Forward

Paying It Forward

by | Oct 23, 2020 | Friends & Family

When I picked my son up yesterday from his past time job at the local hardware store, he told me about this experience that he had during his lunch break.  Sam walked into Burger King, placed his order and stepped aside to wait for his food. A scruffy young man with...
Making Lemonade

Making Lemonade

by | Apr 16, 2020 | Friends & Family

The other night Carol and I were watching a movie. Like most people, we’ve been watching lots of movies lately. This was a sweet independent film about a struggling improvisational comedy troupe set in New York City, the type of film we’d normally pay to see at our...