As I See It

Call me morbid, but lately – as I find myself careening into my mid-70s – I’ve been giving more thought to Death. You know: That subject...

Does anyone remember when the United States cared about space? I was fortunate enough to grow up during those heady days of "landing a...

If you haven’t already seen the 1972 movie “Jeremiah Johnson,” you really should. It’s one of Robert Redford’s best movies. It’s the...

Tornadoes – those fearsome, unpredictable natural disasters that take people’s lives and destroy property – have been much in the news...

One of the most frightening things that could happen actually DID happen in April 1986, when a nuclear reactor at a power plant in...

Alright — I’m not naive. I know most movies based on “true” events aren’t that, well, uh, you know, actually true. It’s just how they’re...

I recently read that Bernard Hill, the English guy who played Theoden in the Return of the King chapter of Lord of the Rings, died at age...

I just read that the U.S. attorney general is about to advocate changing the national drug law regarding marijuana, putting its...

Well, it seems that O.J. Simpson’s relentless search for the “real” killer of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and the helpful-but-luckless...

I first saw him about 15 years ago hanging out in the giant boulders next to our house in the Colorado mountains. He was jet black and...

Have you ever wondered why people cry when they’re happy? Aren’t you supposed to save crying for when you’re sad? I guess I never really...

I have friends – we all probably do – who swear that books are about the most important things in the world to them. OK, that’s fine. I...

It’s that time of year again – thank God. Spring. Not that this past Winter was that awful, because it really wasn’t. Oh, there were some...

We’ve all heard about the so-called “battle of the sexes” -- but it's usually not in the sports arena. However, I’m gonna wade into some...

“Dear friends, we are gathered here today to remember someone few knew very well: A low-key, humble person who was never famous or did...

Did you see the story about the Texas guy who lived 72 years in an iron lung before dying at age 78? Paul Alexander contracted polio as a...

I tend to write about odd stuff, and this may be one of the oddest: Question: How are ocean boundaries set? I mean, for instance, if...

The other night I was blissfully eating a delicious supper with my Sweet Wife, when all of a sudden it happened: I bit my tongue! Not...

I recently read that the Hawaiian island chain is gradually moving northwest and will ultimately be a little father away than it is now....

So where are all the photos of aliens and UFOs? I mean, aliens and UFOs — along with various predators, vampires, zombies and mutants...