Articles

February 20, 2018

I'm glad I didn't hear it until after last week's shoulder replacement surgery. The student nurse told me, "I've seen …

February 8, 2018

So all eyes are on Korea. And for once, it's not about missiles and nukes. It's all about some of the world's greatest …

January 17, 2018

I haven't heard the song for years. But recently the chorus keeps playing in my head. "We go on hurting each other." It …

December 14, 2017

This is crazy. Suddenly I'm all excited about a plant. I can't remember ever taking care of a plant in my life. That …

December 6, 2017

Every year, about this time, Linus comes marching on stage with his trusty blanket. And he uses a passage from the …

November 27, 2017

"Avalanche." "Tsunami." "A cultural watershed moment." "A day of reckoning." Those are just some of the words being …

November 20, 2017

My wife couldn't read faraway signs when she was driving. That was my job. I'm farsighted. She was nearsighted. Until …

October 17, 2017

For as long as I can remember, they've been talking about the "Big One." That mega earthquake that could bring down …

October 11, 2017

My shoulder "exploded." My rotator cuff decided to pay me back for the hundreds of times I've run through airports …