Learn something new every day
We learn something new every day. I saw a video yesterday of two kangaroos boxing in the middle of a suburban street in Australia. They...
Baby Boomer Peace
Make plans with a purpose
Well, it’s September and San Diegans get San Diego back again. The visitors are gone but not too far off fall and winter will be...
On the road in Mexico
After the constant bombardment of illegals crossing our borders, the last thing anyone wants to hear today is something good about Mexico. And yet I’m...
A day of peace
The Fourth of July was a really nice day. I went to the movies. I saw the movie “America” by Dinesh D’Souza. I thought that was...
How can we bring ‘people together as one’?
These past couple weeks have been tough for me....
Citizens pay high price of government mistakes
As I am lying around and enjoying my semi-retirement on the beach in Punta Mita my daughter writes to me and says I have a...
Global warming not the hot topic it’s made out to be
The movie “Endless Summer” featuring Mike Hynson and Robert August was one of those movies/experiences that left searing memories in my head at a young...
Simplifying life isn’t so simple.
I’ve touched on this a few times in the past. Everyone’s lives are vastly different from their siblings and peers even though the environments are...
Reminiscing on things past
Sure seems like there are a couple prominent times in our lives that we reminisce even more than other times....
Travel memories caught on camera
For most people, taking photos is as much a part of the trip as plane tickets, suitcases and postcards. We want to be able to...
Reader responses can span the spectrum. They love me or hate me.
In 1966, at the beginning of my senior year, my dad took a job with Air Asia in Taiwan. We were living in San Diego...
When it comes to Mexico, don’t believe everything you read
I’m sitting on my deck on this day, Dec. 6, 2013. I’m listening to La Fiesta de Guadalupe from all the resorts on the bay....
Health care actually ‘affordable’ south of border
I just finished three sets of doubles tennis on some beautiful courts in El Tigre out in Nuevo Vallarta. Nuevo Vallarta is around the airport...
Opting out of Obamacare
It’s nine at night as I sit on my balcony overlooking the Bay of Banderas with a view to downtown Puerto Vallarta. I’ve been here...
Despite life’s lemons, you just have to have a plan
Today is my 64th birthday. That is amazing. I figured life was over when I was 50. That’s when a 28-year relationship ended and the...