I've been thinking quite a bit recently about the death of my youngest brother, Ken. In fact, today is the one month anniversary of his passing on February 29th. I'm sure that the events of that morning, when I drove ...
Earlier this week, I celebrated twenty seven years since I stopped drinking alcohol. It seems that most of us who have quit drinking can tell you the day and year that this momentous occasion occurred - and so can I ...
We all know about the coronavirus and things aren't getting any better yet. But I have been impressed with the news coverage and the various governors, as well as the president and vice president, who have given us daily updates ...
Fear of the coronavirus continues to dominate our headlines more than ever. Each day, more restrictions are enacted that will, hopefully, retard the spread of the illness and health officials think that by reducing the size of groups that meet ...
The stock market has been brutal. Today was another horrendous day of losses and people are scared... not only of the stock market, but what is happening in the world at large. So far today, I have received notices from ...
Janet and I were discussing the spelling of words this afternoon and we happened to start talking about the difference between walking in the "desert" and wanting "dessert". My mind wandered back to my childhood when one of my early ...
Normally, you have come to expect an upbeat post to arrive in your mailbox as you live life with the Toussaint family. But the truth of the matter is that I really don't feel like writing this evening. That's because Doug ...
Forty years ago yesterday, the US Olympic Hockey team defeated the 4-time defending Olympic champions, the team from the USSR. This allowed the US to advance to the finals and two days later, the US beat the team from Finland ...
I turned 67 years old yesterday and after attending a wedding in Orlando last weekend, we drove to Ft. Lauderdale for several days to visit some of our old haunts. We have been coming to Ft. Lauderdale for more than ...
God willing, I will celebrate my 67th birthday this Wednesday, February 19th, nine years to the day after I wrote my first post for Transitions by the Book. For those of you who have been on this journey with me ...