A Rocky start

About 15 years ago, my wife and I were sheltering my nephews and their mother while she went to school and worked nights.  The boys were 5 and 7 and many times their mom was not home when bed time rolled around.  It was hard for them to deal with their new...

The Plains Truth: He’s 84!

Last Friday Jimmy Carter came to Arizona.  About 6 months ago I got a very nice note from him, thanking me for the autographed copy of my book.  So I figured I would return the sentiment in person by getting an autographed copy of his latest book.  The amazing...

The Attraction of DisTraction

We affectionately call my youngest grand-daughter “Verbal” after the amazing character played by Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects.  She is about to be 7 but she has been able to execute a spontaenous stream of conciousness monologue using visual cues...

Moving Words

I love words.  I get a real rush out of finding the right words and turning them into a phrase that works in and on my head.  I always thought that I should be able to earn a living as a writer.  And you know, when I stop to think about it, maybe this computer...