As a freshly minted college grad, while my friends immediately headed into the working world after receiving their diplomas, my next step in life was quite different. I headed in the opposite direction. After eighteen years of being immersed in study, an extended vacation was in order. Loading up my 1976 lime green VW Westfalia
My father always loved the warm sun and convertibles. He never understood why people would subjugate themselves to living in the cold and especially the misery of New England winters when there were so many places where there is warmth and sunshine all year round. Knowing nothing different, I didn’t fully understand his position growing
There are people who are your family members by birth and by bloodline, and then there is our family by choice. People who enter your life, and from the moment they do, you have an undeniable connection which goes far deeper than mere friendship. Neighbors, schoolmates, teammates, co-workers, close friends of your close friends, or even
It never ceases to amaze me how something you can be so sure about one minute can prove to be the exact opposite upon further examination. For me, my visit to Huelva was just that. Entering this port city in southwestern Spain at the mouth of the Odiel and Tinto rivers, it had a sterile
As a (divorced) father of two children, Christmas quickly became a time that made me feel incredibly guilty for the twisted situation I had put my kids in. It was a time to ask for their forgiveness by showering them with a barrage of things. Remember strolling up and down every aisle in Toys
That was me circa 1990, right after I graduated from the University of Colorado. My focus was to get “On the Road to Find Out” and decide if not what I wanted to do with my life when I grow up, where I wanted to settle down at least. Purchased a 1976 VW Westfalia pop-up
No other single event sums up gratitude more perfectly than Thanksgiving. That annual November feast first held in 1621 continues the tradition almost 400 years later, still successfully bringing the Puritans and savages together even in the most dysfunctional of families. It’s a day that all across this great nation of ours everyone puts aside