Month: October 2023

“How squeamish are you about hovering above your own dead body?” The question was posed by the woman conducting the Regressive Hypnosis seminar I had signed up for. There were 10 women and just two men in the cozy room. Each was hoping to revisit lives and trod ground once familiar but now long gone.…… Continue reading Been There Done That

Halloween week and the weather has changed to slightly cooler and breezier days. The exceptionally long and oppressive summer began to scare locals that the high heat and choking humidity would never leave. While on my morning walk I encountered a large group of young and old witches and warlocks preparing to board boats gathered…… Continue reading Spellbound

There was a time when the Sunshine State was known for harvesting citrus crops and snowbirds. Unfortunately for Florida many of those Yankee migrators have stopped permanently in the Carolinas. This time it was not your basic “South of the Border” obligatory fuel top off and opportunity to browse among the resort’s gift shop display…… Continue reading Floridian Harvest

I was on my daily walk atop the seawall surrounding our nearby bayou. It was exceptionally breezy and the water’s surface blinded with undulating fractals of sunlight. There in the middle of the bayous east end bulge something large was moving beneath the surface. Not a manatee because it was moving too fast and the…… Continue reading Predators

The recent death of Jimmy Buffet reminds me how much the musical community and American popular music in general has lost recently. Buffet, Gordon Lightfoot and David Crosby have been favorites of mine for years. Buffet linked the fantasy of summery days, boat drinks and the joy of living to everyday American life. How often…… Continue reading When Troubadours Cease to Sing

I learned all I needed to know about Israeli-Palestinian dynamics when I visited Israel years ago. I was exploring a market off of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. A group of IDF soldiers were wandering or patrolling through the souk at the same time. They were talking in Hebrew and laughing, just a few feet…… Continue reading Incident in a Souk