Laughing at myself
Recently, I read about a musician who inscribed this Chinese saying on one of his instruments: “Of all the ways to laugh, the best one … Read more
How to live
All the time we need
A friend told me the story of an acquaintance who had hired a Navajo guide to take him by horseback to a remote part of … Read more
A freethinker’s look at two famous journeys
This essay appeared on the Faith page of the Tucson Daily Star on Sunday, August 27, 2023. The URL to it is below. Travel stories … Read more
Running out the clock
Many of my acquaintances are about my age, and like me, are retired. None of the group has to work any longer, although the amount … Read more
Math and life
Since I finished graduate school five decades ago I have often taken classes—with private teachers, at community colleges, and through local groups. With only one … Read more
The path ahead
Somewhere down in my to-read pile of books is the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde. It is about a young man … Read more
Faith of a freethinker
The Tucson Daily Star has a Faith page that appears almost every Sunday that features writings of preachers, priests, rabbis, and other religious leaders. I … Read more