Last night I again dreamt that I was being recalled into active duty with the Navy. Now, I've been retired from the U.S. Navy since February 1995. Isn't it about time that my mind quits thinking that I still have to go back some day?

Oh, How I Remember John F. Kennedy! He was the inspiration of my generation, even though his life tragically ended, 45 years ago, on November 22, 1963. I remember the disbelief, the emptiness, the feeling that the world had come to an end. Then...

I recall the pangs of aging. Each birthday represented another year toward death. Not a celebration...not a party, just another reminder of our own march toward the end. Depressing? Damn right. There are those "special" birthdays: 16 (guys don't...

Thirty-three years ago I participated in my first Smokeout. That was only the beginning, as I participated for the next THIRTEEN years, FINALLY conquering the tobacco habit in 1989. Perhaps I should NOT say "conquer," because the craving, believe...

Why Didn't I Develop a Real Hobby? I am concerned that I may end up like my Father, who never developed any passion for any hobby at all, other than taking Polaroid pictures and putting them in albums. He was so bored with most activities that he was...