The Happiness Formula
The Mexicans who are my friends, neighbors and employees are in general a happy lot—not because they have a lot, or even enough sometimes. Perhaps their happiness is a result of their attitude and…
Category: Life Lessons
Why I Hate the IRS
We are in mid-December 2021. Christmas is a few days away. We just finished NaNoWriMo a couple of weeks ago. What timely topic have I chosen for this month? The IRS. We’re just over a…
The Couple at the Gordito Stand
Shall we say they’re from Sweden? Denmark? Finland! I’m reading The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck (creeeeepy—police procedural, not horror—at least not the supernatural type), which takes place in Finland, so let’s say Finland. Both…
Meditation in California and Mexico
A couple of weeks ago I was listening to one of my favorite Buddhist teachers, Gil Fronsdal, of the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California. IMC is not too far from where I used…
Losing Beckie
I’m reading Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, a fabulous memoir by Alexandra Fuller. It takes place in Africa—Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. Just shy of half-way through the book—spoiler alert—the narrator is supposed to…