It is said that the greatest chess players "see" at least 4 moves ahead at all times. This is why they can anticipate their opponents' moves and be ready for…
Years ago, in my police officer days, I got assigned to the local DUI Task Force. This was a multi-jurisdictional team of officers specifically trained to combat driving under the…
They even have a name for it; it's thanatophobia. Of course it's based on the Greek word for death - Θανατος and φοβος - literally the fear of death. It can…
"You may ask yourself: How did I get here?" "Same as it ever was!" (An old favorite)
SSDD! You know, "same stuff, different day." That's the way a buddy of mine…
"You're the meanest daddy in the world!" With that declaration, my daughter informed me that I was both unfair and unreasonable to expect her to clean up the mess she…
My grandmother use to confuse me when she'd comment about a particular friend of my grandfather's. She'd look at the man as he was driving away from their home after…
When I was a boy, I was blessed with a vivid imagination and an active interior world. For those of you with something of a whimsical bend, you know what…
What is it about the allure of transformation? We are drawn to it like moths to a flame. If you've ever suffered from insomnia, you've seen him on those infomercials…
"That's not fair!"
My daughter was quite upset over what she perceived to be a bigger piece of cake given to her sister. The depth of indignant and obvious heartfelt wound…
There is a story about this ant colony that had sprung up in a fallow field on a farm. During the time the field was "resting" from planting season, the…