Aging is a stealth process.  We hardly recognize it’s at work until we see surprise in the eyes of someone we’ve bumped into after many years.  “You’re Caroline Miller, aren’t you?”  Have I changed so much, I wonder. Apparently I have.  Come to think of it, so has the

An article popped up on my computer the other day which suggested we live in a Matrix. Like the film by the same name, our lives may be no more than a dream which we are allowed to think is real. (Click) A few scientists have given the idea enough credence to propose experiments to d

I came across an excerpt from Barbara Ehrenreich’s latest book, Living with a Wild God, recently.  (“Zapped by the Invisible World,” The Baffler, Vol. 25, 2014, pg. 13.)  I’ve  never read her any of her works but this segment spoke to my interest in mystical experiences. Sh

Not long ago a celebrity made news by dying peacefully in his sleep.  A woman on Facebook noted his passing with the observation that people are destined to die the way they lived.  Her words were meant as a tribute to the deceased, but the statement went too far. Normally, I’d ha

Years ago, actress Dena Dietrich, dressed in Greco-Roman garb, her dark hair encircled in a crown of daisies appeared in a commercial for Chiffon margarine. “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” she warned.  Then she stared into the camera, her eyebrow arched, leading us to un

When I was in the 4th grade, I went from being a good student to being a dunce.  For some reason, I couldn’t master long division.  I fell to the bottom of the class in my teacher’s eyes and in my self-esteem.  The harder I tried, the more my frustration grew, ending in fear. 

A woman joined me at the retirement center where I sat drinking coffee and sighed.  “My doctor wants me to lose weight, but I don’t eat that much.  I skip breakfast, have a muffin mid-morning and only sit for a meal at dinner.  Still, I’m gaining weight.”  My companion suf

Someone on Facebook asked the question, “What’s the one food you won’t eat.”  I replied, “animals.”  Soon, a few “likes” attached to my comment.  Some vegetarians were cheering me on.  Or, maybe they were folks who wanted eliminate meat from their diet but haven’

Recently, U. S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he plans to create a Religious Liberty Task Force intended to insert faith-based protections into the political agenda.  In doing so, he misuses his public office.  His is a bald-faced attempt to extend the reach of conservati

Earlier this month, I appeared on a community cable program.  The host, known as Dr. Don, interviews local people whom he imagines others will think interesting.  He’s in his 90’s and has been doing the series for 15 years.  An hour of talk about myself is a challenge, even for