Anita and her lobster in Wells, Maine. Last year at this time, Anita, Deb, and I made it to New York after four days of driving, 2,000 miles from Santa Fe, New Mexico. That day, as we crossed the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey, the Manhattan skyline came into view as we crept along in rush-hour traffic. It was a return to our birthplace, which we left over 50+ years ago. From there, we made our way to Deb’s home in Kings Park on Long Island’s North Shore. The next d

OUR BIGGEST SNOWFALL OF THE WINTER It’s that time of the month when I sit down and write my monthly blog. I have several things on my mind, foremost, winter. I just lived through my first East Coast winter in over 50 years. I have to say the weather here is awful. It was bad when I moved away all those years ago, and it hasn’t changed much. We think this 2026 winter is over. But who knows? It seemed like the cold and the snow would never end. Anita and I lived in the Rocky Mo

Shortly after surgery. Dear friends, If you’ve been keeping up with my blogs, you know I had spinal neck surgery in early February. I’m happy to report it went well—actually, better than expected. So well, in fact, that my doctor didn’t even need to do a fusion. Turns out my vertebrae had already taken care of that on their own. (Nice to know something in my body is proactive.) She cleaned out the area around my spinal cord and added some padding—basically giving me an improv

The Monster Snowstorm January 2026 Thank you to everyone who took the time to read and comment on my Holiday blog. Your thoughtful words and shared experiences truly inspire me to keep writing this monthly blog—so please, keep the comments coming. They mean more than you know. As usual, a lot is going on in our lives. If you’ve been following my posts, you already know a bit about my ongoing medical issues. Many of you have written to share your own experiences with back prob