The Ageless Experiment

It was just too much to take in all at one time. There she was. Pink laced sneakers, jeans and a tee shirt that said Rock N Roll Forever. She stood in the restaurant. In the middle of the restaurant and got into a kind of duck,waddle stance, kind of squatted to and then began […]

I saw him walking out of the office building. He was heading down the steps one at a time. But I mean one at a time…each foot getting onto the same step before the next step. He carried a small briefcase. His suit was a bit wrinkled. One shoelace on one shoe was open and […]

And then there was the fall. The off road motorcycle had made it over the rocks, boulders, through the brush and bounced me around pretty good. We were getting close to the continental divide outside of Breckenridge when I saw it. On one side the drop off the cliff. On the other side the boulder […]

The decision had to be made with the best available information at the time. Period. No crystal ball. No wizard to tell anyone how it plays out before the decision is made. The choice. Go or not go on June 6, 1944,weather the way it was or not. A break in the storm or wait […]

It unravels so quickly.If you don't pay close attention and nurture it it unravels.Yet so often we think it is perpetual and the sense of entitlement will blind us to the truth of the frailty of it all.Whether a friendship, marriage,business, or really any endeavor worth maintaining it must be consciously cared for. It can't […]

By the end of the day,the fate of the world would be decided. Nothing more. Nothing less. The longest day. June 6, 1944. D-Day. It came down to Omaha Beach. It came down to so many minor points that all added up to a major victory. It was the butterfly effect. Small decisions, minor twists […]

It had been 11 years since he died. 11 years. Where did it go. He was 10 years younger than I am now when he died. The cancer was swift and to the point. I stood before his gravesite today chatting with him as if it was 12 years ago. He was always the irreverent […]

We walked the entire way on the beach. From the chateau to the fishing village of Cancale. It was late afternoon. The tide was out and the beach was wider than we ever expected it to be.As we got to about the half way point, we stopped to chat about the blessing to be with […]

Show up. Can you show up.It sounds so simple. Just show up. For what you ask. For yourself. For your life's story. For your meaning to you. Not for glory. Not for recognition. Not for rewards, awards, red carpets and fancy dinners. Nope. None of that. Can you just show up for who and what […]