Looking at
the Cup Half Full
since 1966

I can mainly think of two ways to throw life away: Consciously, by taking action and leave the planet at once Subconsciously by not living life to its fullest Thoughts on option #2 I see many people who have “settled” – simply by accepting various limitations for their lives. They…

Cover of Overtime One night in 1981 I listened to a tune called “Is it you?” on a German radio station. I scribbled down the name of the artist. Soon after that I went into a record store and was lucky to find the album. Rit by Lee Ritenour was…

Image by Ela2007 via Flickr I have many moments of loneliness. First there are conscious times of loneliness – created by choice. Taking trips by myself The benefit of traveling alone is that I get to decide exactly what I want to do. I am able to make connections with…

Our love affair has lasted since I began listening to music. It has always been my favorite band and always will be. Nothing in life is for certain but I don’t see that ever changing. They represent love, peace, hope and fun as opposed to aggression, violence and anger. Their…

At the age of 14 my life took an unforeseen turn. I was standing at a red light. The next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital. Nobody really knew what was going on and I was diagnosed with a circulation problem related to puberty. Two weeks later…

We have to Yellow Labradors at home. They are named Hershey and Coco. Well, Coco’s official name is Coconut 2 – there were to many Coco’s registered already. You think: How Cute? Here is a reality check: I need to vacuum the house twice as often – because of them…