Tag: Tip of My Iceberg
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His Name Was Joe

Everyone comes across people in life that impress them for some specific reason. They impact us with who they are, how they choose to live, and how they make us feel. Joe Druckemiller was that kind of man. My friend. I’d known Joe for decades. He was one of those people that entered a room…
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Letting Go Is Hard To Do

His passion is anything he can kick, throw, or dunk. Balls of all sorts indicate action and intentional movement. Fun. He’s not quite two, but Nolan can kick a ball with the best of them. His older brother and sister play soccer, so that may be an option. He can dunk a small ball in…
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Pickles And Pancakes

People never cease to amaze me when it comes to favorite combinations. Pairings always have a personality that reflects two different perspectives–whether it’s friends, fun, or food. But pickles and pancakes? While visiting our family in Pennsylvania, we had the chance to recreate combinations that had been apart for too long. Cousins enjoyed cousins, even…
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Sunrise–Sunset

In the movie, “Fiddler on the Roof”, Tevye sings a song during the wedding procession of one of his daughters that reflects his acute awareness of the passing of time and opportunities that need to be valued when they appear. This movie is one of my all-time favorites. It reflects a difficult time in Russian…
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Not So Impressed

It’s on my bucket list. I’ve been skydiving, which only whetted my appetite to do it more and by myself. (I had to be strapped to someone who knew what they were doing.) As incredible as that was, I’d like to ride in a hot air balloon. That’s a long time wrapped in clouds, the…