There are several links on this page to previous blog posts, which can be bypassed, or explored, if the reader has extra time or interest. The links point to other interconnected and powerful stories, yet the linked stories are unnecessary Read more
morning This is the tenth day of our vacation, and we are nearing the end of our Road Scholar tour. Mitch, my Sharon, and myself go on to Rome without our comrades Sunday. We bused up to Rovello, visited the Read more
I have contacted Mike Fuller, the “underdog lawyer”, who has taken over cases of users of the tainted Select CBD product line. There now is a lawsuit against Cura Leaf, the parent company. . I had several near psychotic reactions Read more
Minori to Paestum, via Amalfi Coast Highway. . The description of the whole day eludes me, even though I am a writer. My phone went dead, so I had to use my tablet as a backup camera today. Cannot hold Read more
best scenery EVER. Mitch back in the tour groove today. We missed him! Fantastic boat tour of Amalfi Coast. We saw where Sophia Loren, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and other rich and famous people stayed, and lived. The roads are amazing Read more
Morning edition: 2.5 hr morning Italy education. We learned about the recent history of Italy, from 200 years ago to the present. The evolution of the area as a country, as a divided country ruled by a monarch and the Read more
Capri!! We rode with one of our guides Vincenzo today to the top of Capri, called AnaCapri. He is such a blast! The winding drive to the top on a road chiseled out of the side of one peak was Read more
Herculaneum is the name for the ancient town at the base of Mt. Vesuvius, which is only 1.5 miles away. On the photograph draw an imaginary line from the left slope and the right slope to center, and it is Read more
(early riser edition – later edition covers trip to Mt Vesuvius) Mitch had a four hour afternoon/early evening nap yesterday, and was able to paint the town red until 3:30am. this morning. NOT US! Sharon and I are still recovering Read more
The stressful lead up to this trip was amazing. We needed to have a 48 hour precedent COVID negative test, plus a European Union passenger locator form, in addition to our vaccine records, to be able to even fly on Read more
There are times shells, or walls, are necessary.. Neither hiding nor revealing ourselves will prevent our share of pain, but in being who we are, we get to be part of the Universal stream, not just a nut in a Read more
In the complete seeing of a problem, insights are derived pointing to solutions for its resolution and to ultimate liberation from their damaging imprisoning effects—-Elisha Scott. A person who reports that they have had the experience of insecurity, isolation, grief, Read more
The Black And The White Dog
What is your choice? . I have been criticized, especially by my own self-talk, yet I still find a way to thrive, in spite of the ill informed opinions and ignorance of others, and my conditioned reluctance to speak my Read more
The process of writing a book has been a great challenge for me. First, I am new to writing, having written very little in my life until the fall of 2016. So I am learning a bit about writing, while Read more
Are you wise as an owl? What is knowledge? What is a fact? What is an illusion? What is truth? What is a lie? What is a whim? What is insight? What is intuition? I have been pointing to Read more
Be mindful, oh Mankind, of all of the painful secrets that we must keep, For, by our suffering silence, we will not awaken, but just die alone, powerless, and asleep–Elisha Scott HURT, Sung by Johnny Cash, written by Nine Inch Read more
Dream: I am in the midst of thousands of people. Everywhere I walk, there are thronging crowds of human beings. I wander over the entire city of Portland, meeting the multitudes, yet nobody recognizes me. I feel an oppressive loneliness, Read more
But you can’t get to any of these truths by sitting in a field smiling beatifically, avoiding your anger and damage and grief. Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth. We don’t have much truth Read more
I have been sub-optimal in health the last three weeks. I had a terrifying and painful experience with a kidney stone that literally wanted to “stone me” to death. The laser surgery was last Wednesday to remove it, with Read more