Father and Son .

It was Christmas, my birthday, and Father's Day rolled into one this morning. I'm not sure I should be posting something so personal. My son and I share breakfast out, three or four mornings every week. We're squeezing in time this rushed week with not a minute to spare. From time to time he'll mention …

All Day at a Desk

After the crazy day racing across Tennessee, only to arrive four hours early for my dance, I needed to get my act together. I turned my full attention to my upcoming stay in NYC, going forward two weeks to AMUUSE camp in Michigan. Distances, days, probable overnight locations. Places to stop, things to see, people …

Catch a Wave .

Motorcycles are everywhere! Especially on Saturdays, and Sunday, on two lane roads, scenic byways, riding in packs, enjoying the open road. After a week of riding America's open highways, I learned that motorcycle riders have a secret handshake, a “cool guy” wave. For over a year I had been riding a tiny dorky scooter on …

My Coy Kitten: Flirting, Disconcerting:

As I settled in on the trip, I realized it was time to stretch my wings and start dating. Of my many principles, a big one was “make your mistakes out-of-town”. I have a habit of doing everything wrong the first time and I really seem to only learn through hands-on mistakes. I didn't want …

Breakdown and Repair .

We've all been waiting for disaster to strike, and it finally happened, July 1st, on a Friday night, at 6pm, at the start of the 3 day holiday week-end. I had just enjoyed 4 days of R&R in tiny Rockwood PA, and had spent the morning visiting Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright's wonderful futuristic house south …

Supporting Single Moms

Time for a bit of a confession, nothing too out of the ordinary. I was married 40 years, and traveled on business more than 20 of them. Although lots of opportunity, I was always faithful. That said, in the policy of “look but don't touch” I did permit myself ample opportunity to visit “gentleman's clubs”, …

Coffee Dates & FetLife

While still married I had been on many internet dating sites, looking to find a local bay area woman seeking “just friends”, for coffee and gossip. I attended church pot-lucks, belonged to many social and political groups, and attended (even headed up) meet-up groups. But I missed having one-on-one time with caring empathetic people (that …