Essays about the American Life

mostly on the serious side

A Wishful Memory brings a moment of happiness.

Perfection wins over expedience.

Who am I? What am I?

You Won’t Believe This. Truth revealed.

The Ten Commandments. What do they really say?

Improving Democracy; some fresh ideas.

Improving Football; some fresh ideas.

You Are Five People. A look at how you are perceived

Flag Desecration. A burning issue.

Lottery Logic. Why buy a ticket?

A New 9-Point Rating Scale. Standardizing Ratings

Ruminations. Random thoughts


mostly on the lighter side

Music, I love it like chocolate cake… but.

People are curious because they do things I don’t.

Designing safety. Please don’t save me from myself.

Body Art, why bother?

Silly Notions

For Good Measure. A look at the names of measuring instruments.

Sexy Language. Fixing the sexism in the language

Reflections. Epigrams for an optimist and pessimist.

A Love Poem. From a husband to his wife

Two-wish Genie. Beware what you wish

You Are Old If. Symtoms of old age

One Liners Laugh a minute

Cross Country, an adventure by three friends travelling across the U.S. in 1955, by Linda Myers Wegryn.