Recently, I’ve been pondering “doing one’s best”.  It seems to me that in our society, if a person believes that he has done his best, no matter the outcome, all is well and good.

Once upon a time, there was a fellow that looked up to his older brother in all things.  The older brother had always watched over his younger sibling and protected him as much as

Between our two properties, a hedgerow of ginger is planted to someday provide a privacy fence between our house and the neighbors.  It is a cooperative effort, where cost and care of the plants

My father was an insurance man for much of his career.  He began as an agent for State Farm, then became a successful area manager for another company.  In approximately 1973 or so, he

In my newly released book, Cook Live Learn, I included an essay on the basics of sales .  You see, no matter what we do for a living, we need and want to sell

The Ngobi Indians of Panama have many beliefs that seem strange to those outside of their group.  For example, the women wear full-length, colorful, loose dresses because they are useful for hiding pregnancy.  They

My wife and I are still in the Republic of Panama.  We have rented a house in the Volcancito area, named for its proximity to Volcan Baru, a dormant volcano approximately 13,000 feet high!

A few days ago I was running errands around town.  One block off of the main street, I was headed up a hill when I noticed an SUV parked on the shoulder, nose up

At present I am in Boquete, Republic of Panama.  While Panama has a coast on the Pacific Ocean and another on the Carribean, running through the center of the country is a volcanic activity-formed

When I was 16 years old and in high school in Texas, I was on the football team.  Playing football was’t really my passion, but, doing so seemed to be a requirement for social