Heading West!

Tomorrow I leave Akron and return to my nomadic lifestyle. Excited? Yes! Sad? Yes! After spending 2.5 months with my elderly parents, it is time to head west towards my in-utero grandson and his parents. I go northwest for a short trip up to Michigan and the Lake Michigan dunes, then: South to Albuqueque North…

Magical Thinking

As children, many of us had imaginary BFFs. As adults, we take the game to a new level with magical thinking. In the broad sense, magical thinking occurs when we believe that our thoughts extend into and/or can change the external world. Praying for rain, for example. I have also seen magical thinking applied to…