One challenge down, two to go
I’ve now completed the 2026 Reading Challenge from Chapter One Book Store in Hamilton, MT.
All posts filed under: What’s Next…
Thoughts on my Gap Year, Encore Career, and Whatever Comes Next
Reading challenges and independent bookshops: A mid-year update
Less news, more books: A mid-year report.
A celebration of independent bookstores
April 25th: A day to make a big dent in my quest to visit all 29 DC-area independent bookshops!
A fine way to celebrate a special day
Brief thoughts . . . and a poem . . . for a birthday.
Between the two of us we have one memory
There is beauty and joy in the everyday. Billy Collins helps us see and appreciate it.
Oh, the places we’ve seen!
In 2025 we were certainly “off to great places.” Here’s a recap, with a hat tip to a children’s classic.
The beginning of awe is wonder. The beginning of wisdom is awe.
Rules for the road of life help us see how we want to live.
How is it to live with eternity at your door?
The antidote to the loss of life is more life.
Gaps make life interesting
A recent photo session gave me the opportunity to accept that I’m not perfect. Who knew (he says TIC)?
Rich (in a George Bailey kind of way)
A 70th birthday surprise shows why aging is such a privilege.
MORE TO COME... 