My best friend in Kindergarten was Angie. It was 1970 in Long Beach, CA and our families lived in Military Housing. Both of our Dads were in Vietnam, while our Moms each with 3 kids had much in common holding the fort down here in the States. We were both children of Filipino Fathers in […]

Heading north from the Sunshine state, I detoured east towards the low-lying coast of the Atlantic. As I merge upon this antebellum city my memories of quick overnights are far grander and more imaginative than originally experienced. I longed to revisit the many cobblestone squares shaded by haunting Oak trees draped in Spanish moss, to […]

The GPS directed us to an old Bowling Alley just off the through way in Santa Fe. Far from the high-end purchasable Art of Canyon Road or the historic native museums housing works of Georgia O’Keeffe and massive folklore collections from Girard, here a glowing neon bowling pin stands over the parking lot patrolled by […]

Close your eyes, make a wish, inhale and release a breath. As it hits the burning birthday candle anchored in a pillow of sweet confection, my gust of life forces a flame into eternity. I open my eyes and see slight trail of translucent smoke swirling into nothingness. In that moment I wonder about the […]

I got this tattoo a few years ago.  It’s a lyric from a Jewel song and it kind of sums everything up for me.  It’s my touchstone.  When I take my last breath, I want my memories to be of the kindness I’ve shown and received, everything else is inconsequential. I believe that you can […]

On our quest to help build this Community of Forward thinking people.  We are using the Grass Roots Method. We want to build this one by one with enthusiastic people, who are ready to stand up and make a change. You have to be active in your community.  Find your passion and support it.  Want […]