Author Archives: RT

If you have lived long enough or have bothered to do something that took a little planning you are probably very familiar with Murphy’s Law, ‘Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.’  There was an another opportunity this weekend for Murphy’s Law to wreck havoc with regards to a … Continue reading →

I’m not an easy guy to shop for.  I’m the guy on your list that usually has a question mark next to his name.  And when I think about it, it’s a good thing.  I have certainly been blessed with what I need in life – great family and friends, … Continue reading →

So, this growing need to express gratitude hit me again, big time, today.  It is, after all, Thanksgiving Eve.  I was taking a hot shower and there in all my naked glory (OK, maybe glory is an overstatement) it struck me how blessed I was just to be standing under … Continue reading →

Like most of you, I am finding it extremely difficult to come up with some reasonable argument that I could use to convince myself to vote for one of these two presidential candidates.  I keep on hearing how it is my obligation to swallow hard and make a choice, but … Continue reading →

Here’s a thought.  It was a full moon recently and I was struck with the image of the sun in space shining on the earth so that looking from space you would see one half of the earth in the light of the sun and the other half not in … Continue reading →

Would you say that it is more or less likely that: you will become even more disappointed in this presidential election? you will vote for someone that you cannot fully support? you will not agree with all of your candidate’s positions? you will need to compromise your own moral standards … Continue reading →

I went to a seminar this week about ergonomics and the importance of balancing the amount of time we spend in our day sitting, standing and basically moving.  The statistics were quite alarming.  Some of this you all may know but here are a few of the ones I wrote … Continue reading →

Inspired by my niece Jennifer Martinez, Pink Floyd and God: At what point did ‘us’ become ‘them’?  Think about that for a moment.  Unless you’re a twin, the large majority of us begin life in our mother’s womb, all alone, no one there to hang out with.  All we know … Continue reading →