Mother’s Day is often a challenging time for me, but this year it’s even a little stranger. Not only is it my 17th such holiday without...

I recently watched the movie The Founder, the story of Ray Kroc, who took over the McDonald’s franchise and planted the seeds for it to...

I recently attended a work conference that included dinner cruise, and at first I really wasn't looking forward to it, at least in part...

I never used to like asparagus. In fact, that’s putting it mildly – I hated asparagus. I liked a lot of other vegetables, such as...

A friend of mine and I went out to dinner last week at a restaurant I hadn’t been to in a few years, but I remembered they had good...

In a recent book column review, Charles de Lint, who’s written some of my favorite stories, asks a very good question in relation to the...

Note: Any political views expressed here are mine alone. I’ve been thinking a lot about the recent budget proposed by the president,...

Note: I recently read a book called The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor by Mark Schatzker, and it inspired...

I recently made an impulse buy of a series of Cozy Mysteries by Sylvia Selfman on my Kindle, since I figured for $1.99, it was hard to go...

Note: This was a reflection I wrote for a lay-led service at my church, where our theme was Identity. When I think about hidden...