I know two friends who have never met. They live in different towns. they have different careers. They are on different paths which will likely never intersect - not because they are so different but because they are so much the same. Their paths are meandering along nearly parallel to one another.

Zen and I (or probably more accurately, the Arnold & Lewis clock) hosted “Return to the Center” author, blogger, and photo artist. In addition to catching up after far more years than we care to admit, we had a great time discussing the clock, the research process that went into the restoration and the [...]

Two of my friends are on vacation trips. Two very different people. Two very different trips. But both have captured some amazing photos. One has just returned from a motorcycle ride up thru British Columbia. The other is wrapping up a photography vacation thru Utah and Arizona.
I had a relatively relaxing weekend going mostly no [...]

As I mentioned in my photo post all of about 30 minutes ago, a good friend of mine recently wrapped up a motorcycle trip thru British Columbia. He wrote about it. He closed his “ride journal” with some very good prose that anyone, who has closed one chapter in their lives and is starting another, [...]

Consider this a “guest blog” post for RTTC as it’s author is taking a deserved sabbatical. And for those who do not follow RTTC, just give me some slack …
On the drive home today, the sun was low and right in my eyes. Back in Boston, the traffic reports would call this a “solar slowdown”. [...]

Where I now live, there are two kinds of people. Odds are good, where you live the same can be said. However, here, it is not what I expected. I expected “local” and “outsiders”. This implies there are those who “uphold the local beliefs and values” and those who “wish to impose an alternate [...]

I had the dumb luck and good sense to call a friend of mine “out of the blue”. The call may have been inspired by our mutual appreciation of a particular beverage but more so than not, it was driven by a real appreciation of life.
For anyone who remembers the lyrics to “Wear Sunscreen“, there [...]

We like to think we are fearless -  eager to explore unknown lands and soak up new experiences, but the fact is we are always terrified. Maybe the terror is part of the attraction. … at the end of the day, isn’t that what you’d rather hear about ? If you’ve got one drink and [...]