View From Here: Silly News Stories

View From Here: Silly News Stories: It is the end of year. So naturally we focus on the ‘best’ or ‘worst’, the silliest or the most beautiful stories, things or puzzles of the...

View From Here: Keeping Busy

View From Here: Keeping Busy: On Christmas morning Rocky was walking the dog when he stumbled and fell. He cracked two ribs. We continued on with our plans for Christmas ...

View From Here: Marine Mike

View From Here: Marine Mike: On Christmas Eve I took my car in for an oil change and checkup. This was my first routine service visit with the new/used Hyundai Sonata...

If We Had Voices: Liesel and Gunther were startled by the sudden, un...

If We Had Voices: Liesel and Gunther were startled by the sudden, un...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Now that Christmas has passed for this year and the gifts are unpacked or returned for exchange, what will we do? Will we focus on th...

View From Here: FDA Weird

View From Here: FDA Weird: I was in a meeting a few weeks ago when someone announced a blood drive was underway to help build holiday supplies of emergency blood. I ...

View From Here: Peace on Earth

View From Here: Peace on Earth: A time of quiet. Calm. Peace. Moments to think and feel. Secure. Not hungry. Embraced by family, and friends, too. When asked what I wan...

View From Here: Christmas Now

View From Here: Christmas Now: For those of other faith traditions Christmas must be an odd time of year. In America the public temper is all about decorated pine tree...

View From Here: Blue Christmas

View From Here: Blue Christmas: Participated in a ‘Blue Christmas’ service at church Sunday afternoon, 12/21/14. On the shortest day and longest night of the year, and the ...

View From Here: Russia Sidelined?

View From Here: Russia Sidelined?: That’s what Putin is saying these days. The western nations (read USA) are sidelining Russia. From what to what is my question? And who are ...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Take a time-out. This is a busy time of year. Very busy. We get that! All the more reason for a time-out. Sit in a comfortable chair, sn...

View From Here: Arts & Culture

View From Here: Arts & Culture: I don’t think I’m a snob. I do appreciate classical music. I like to think I have an advanced appreciation for classical music and seek ...

View From Here: Not News

View From Here: Not News: I don’t know about you but I bet you are as tired as I am about trying to learn about the weather and news on specific topics but then g...

View From Here: Making Sense of…

View From Here: Making Sense of…: Many topics floating through public spaces these days. In America it is about legislatures and Congress finishing up another calendar ye...

View From Here: Getting to Know You

View From Here: Getting to Know You: Once upon a time a girl grew into a young woman. She was 13. Hormones were beckoning her to a new realization of who she was becoming. Not f...

If We Had Voices: Elvis and Nadia maintain that they are simply good...

If We Had Voices: Elvis and Nadia maintain that they are simply good...

View From Here: De-regulation

View From Here: De-regulation: In 1999 the Glass-Steagal Act was removed by Congress. This was a bi-partisan action brokered by then-President Bill Clinton. It was se...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day:   This weekend consider this one idea:                 Be in this moment and enjoy your loved ones. By Sunday evening when you ...

View From Here: Torturous Times?

View From Here: Torturous Times?: Well the well-known cat is out of the bag. America tortures its international terrorism captives, or maybe all of its enemy captives? Th...

View From Here: Finding the Nit

View From Here: Finding the Nit: You’re painting the house or fixing the car. Either task contains similar processes. There is the beginning, of course (!), but also setti...

View From Here: Computer Reliance

View From Here: Computer Reliance:   My email is messed up. It started with Microsoft Internet Explorer. That is now so encased in malware that I cannot open it without...

View From Here: A Gathering

View From Here: A Gathering: Thursday evening we met up with 8 others to share a connection with Brad Ogilvie a friend and colleague of many years focused on issues s...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Take time this weekend to think about what matters to you. This is a season of busy-ness. Shopping. Meetings. Concerts. Cultural events...

View From Here: What Matters

View From Here: What Matters: I came across a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt the other day. It made me stop and think. It also made me reflect on what I've been wr...

View From Here: What’s the Use?

View From Here: What’s the Use?: I tired to hang a mirror the other day. Picked up the hammer, positioned the hanger thingy, swung the hammer and its head fell off! The...

View From Here: Leadership

View From Here: Leadership: Oh that Bernie Sanders!  What a guy. He speaks to the nation from little Vermont . He’s even an Independent – too clean to be a republica...

View From Here: Season of Hope?

View From Here: Season of Hope?: Regardless of your faith – or non-faith – the beginning of December is a stark time of change. In America Thanksgiving is past and Chri...