George Harrison once sang, “It’s all up to what you value in your motor car.” He was right. Whether we realize it or not, our perception of others usually shapes our interactions with them. This certainly applies to how we behave in restaurants. Following are ten reasons to treat your server with respect. Your server […]
Ten Reasons to Treat Your Server with Respect Read More »
Fifteen or so years ago, I probably read more literature than most kids my age. I didn’t have a lot of friends or very involved parents, so I kept myself busy with books. To this day, I still own the entire first series of Goosebumps by R.L. Stine and Animorphs by K.A. Applegate. As with
Literature Made the Difference in My Life Read More »
3 Diana and I went out for coffee at Peet’s, across the street from the high school, where her daughter had just started. It was a typical early September day, sunny with soft breezes. Most of the people in line for coffee were dressed for work, but a fit young mother wearing a red Stanford
The Sureness of Horses, Chapters 3, 4, and 5 Read More »
You could learn a lesson from clouds— so willing to travel with the wind. You could learn a lesson from highways threading through the West like questions asking themselves endlessly. You could follow one road those nights when the moon brightens the sky, rising above the tilt of the earth, shining the sun’s light onto
It is not enough for a horseman to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. —Mexican Proverb 1 At the Dallas/Fort Worth airport, headed home, I made a beeline for the gate that said San Francisco. The agent scanned my upgraded ticket and motioned me onboard early. On the plane, an attendant took
The Sureness of Horses, Chapters 1 and 2 Read More »
Nature is a vast and inspiring phenomenon. All rivers flow to the ocean, clusters of water droplets form clouds, and trees produce the oxygen we breathe through a process known as photosynthesis. There are countless mysteries to the planet we call home. One of the most beautiful yet hauntingly dangerous of these mysteries is the
Yellowstone: A Ticking Time Bomb Read More »