Columns

  Homeostasis  “…is the property of a system that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition…”  The planet Earth is a...

Photosynthesis   Some subjects are off limits. I avoid topics that I know next to nothing about. Indy readers disagree. They say my columns prove that...

“Nobody and I mean nobody comes into our house and pushes us around. Play like a champion!” –Skipper quoting Knute Rockne at the 2013...

 How is it possible to keep our equilibrium when our world seems to be moving so fast? A typical day is filled with more...

Revisiting Seaward Road  It is funny what you remember about growing up.   For me, it was all about Seaward Road, which is in Corona Highlands...

It’s Time to Ease Up Many suffer from a malady that is widespread but seldom mentioned. It is particularly prevalent among successful, accomplished professionals, both...

Deficit? What Deficit? During my years in the Navy, I used several foreign language pocket phrase books provided by the Defense Department. Originally produced by...

Slip Sliding Away The notion that our small town civic leaders would need the services of consultants and professional pollsters, costing hundreds of thousands of...

Glorious June, So Far  This spring has been fairly easy on us as far as the gloom is concerned. Although June is normally the cloudiest...

The Ranters   When I first thought about this column, I wanted it to be a rant about my seemingly endless Facebook friends who have gone...

Walking the Talk By Cyndi Grasman A few weeks ago I was in line behind a couple of locals waiting to order coffee.  I heard them...

It’s About Time   Time has become a speed freak. In fact, I suspect it has been taking professional driving lessons and thinks my weekdays are...

In the interest of full disclosure, I do not drink coffee. Never got the taste for it, although I love the scent. What I...

Choosing a President "In what American election is the greatest number of votes cast? The answer is, of course, the presidential election. In what American...