Surviving the Crazy Twins

My struggle with the crazy twins that haunt me: Bipolar Disorder and Alzheimer’s Disease.
I Know How This Movie Ends

I Know How This Movie Ends

And It’s As Ugly As Harvey Weinstein The road must be my muse.  At least, my recent, solo trip from Denver to Spokane to visit my daughter and her family gave me plenty of time to think. Several days into the trip, I drove by a lonely place on I-84 between Boise and...
Pave Paradise, Put Up A Parking Lot

Pave Paradise, Put Up A Parking Lot

How The Sierra Club Sold the US Environment Down the River For $100 Million After reading this post, you could be forgiven for believing that I’m perpetually on the road, leading the Life of Riley.  And you won’t get much of an argument from me; this...
On the Road.  Again.

On the Road. Again.

Denver. There’s no place like home. Jack Kerouac’s novel, On the Road, was one of those books that captured the anarchic zeitgeist of the late ’60s as well as any.  Of course, I fell in love with it in high school. The crazy hitchhiking around the...
DON’T Park the Car in the Harvard Yard

DON’T Park the Car in the Harvard Yard

My wife and I were looking at a map of Boston the other day, planning an upcoming  vacation in old Bean Town. As usual, Marleen’s done most of the work to get us ready to go, but as I looked at the map I asked, “Would you have any interest in seeing the...
Old Dog, New Tricks

Old Dog, New Tricks

In my last post, I discussed my recent trip to Washington for the Colorado Capital Conference.  While the event was interesting, it was also disheartening to marinate in the unhealthy atmosphere of the D.C. political miasma-even for a few days. However, on the last...