Category: Essays

I know very little about most of these 250 independent nations.  I was not expected to learn much about them, during my public school education…

So, let’s say you’re in the Gen X cohort. You were born between 1965 and 1980. Would ‘feh’ be familiar to you?

Other states that weren’t part of the Civil War, like Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Idaho, New Mexico, and South Dakota, which do celebrate Juneteenth…

Like top 10 songs on music charts, certain words become top 10 favorites. Like the rather popular word… ‘stakeholders,’ for example…

I was behind the wheel of our aging, but delightfully functional vehicle. There’s something about old stuff that my crusty, old inner self truly appreciates…

I’ve had this thing about metrics, which, in business, supposedly serve as an indication, or a measurement, of performance…

Two mines named Elk both increased production in 2022. But long term? By the simple numbers, the outlook does not favor their prospects…

I’m so freaking cautious, much of the time, signing off on emails, for example, a traditional age-old way, often writing ‘All the best’ or ‘All READ MORE

I think it’s unlikely that scientists will discover intelligent life on other planets…

We would run downstairs, with Mother in hot pursuit, and on entering the living room, we were astounded at the sight…

Hey, it’s the holidays, with joy to the world, good tidings, and so on and so forth…