A Place Called Home

Fresh out of College with my doctorate,  I got a job at The University of Tampa (UT) as an Assistant Professor. The year — 1990. At the time, I planned to be at UT for a year or two, with the intent of using this short stint as a stepping stone to … [Read more...]

April Showers Bring May Flowers

The school had left over baby food glass jars. Kind donations from the moms at the Montessori. We recycle whatever goods we can get our hands on. A good lesson for our children on reducing waste, reusing and recycling everything possible. The … [Read more...]

Happiness

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance and order and rhythm and harmony. —Thomas Merton, A Trappist Monk … [Read more...]

A Forgotten Hero

I met Clifton through social media, to rescue a dog he was not able to handle. A five-month-old puppy, and a 92-year-old gentleman. Clearly, each had a different level of energy, and a different set of priorities. We walked through his small, … [Read more...]