Regret and remorse
In the last line of his fine memoir, “Off to the Side,” the late writer Jim Harrison offers an interesting perspective on living: “My life … Read more
How to live
Advice and voyeurism
After many years, I have finally learned my lesson, I hope. These days whenever someone asks me for advice, I usually decline the request. If … Read more
Ideas, insights, and opinions — II
Here are more excerpts from my notebook. As I wrote in the post with the first collection of these sayings, some have appeared elsewhere in … Read more
Ideas, insights, and opinions
Since long before I started turn-stone, I have kept a notebook of ideas for possible topics to write about, as well as quotes, and books … Read more
Chronic stress syndrome
Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, is a frequent subject in the news, a disease about which we have become more aware after nearly three decades of … Read more
Theory versus reality
There is an old, scurrilous joke about a kid asking his dad about the difference between theory and reality. One doesn’t need a joke, however, … Read more