Bernardsville

Back in Bernardsville: You Can Go Home Again

Typing here now at my familiar Starbucks in the center of Bernardsville, New Jersey my former…

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we

Why Are We Here and What Should We Do Now?

Are we going to die alone or with friends and family at our bedsides? Are we…

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Party

Lifelong Beach Party Never Ends

Life for us is entering a new phase and is on the ascent. This is our…

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Day

Father of the Bride Reflects on Perfect Day

Driving towards Vermont a few weeks ago, the skies that day looked smokey from the vast…

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Wake Forest

Celebration of Us: Wake Forest Friends For 40 Years

When we walked off the Quad some 40 years ago as graduates of Wake Forest University,…

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life

Part 3: Man’s Questionable Quest for Life’s Meaning

Evil in the World Addressing the subject of evil, Larry offers a comforting explanation for why…

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life

Part 2: Man’s Questionable Quest for Life’s Meaning

Money is Unfulfilling Throughout the book, the narrator and Isabel plead unsuccessfully with Larry to focus…

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life

Part 1: Man’s Questionable Quest for Life’s Meaning

Want to make yourself sad? Sit down and write a book. Then email the draft to…

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2023

Candid Commencement Address For Beloved Class of 2023

It’s a Sunday morning in May 2023 and I’m thinking about all the young adults graduating…

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Speed Networking

My Speed Networking Date With Three Crackpots

Searching for life’s meaning and a job in a new town where I didn’t know anyone,…

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