Category Archives: Intro to My Writings

Overall, my life has been mostly free of racial assaults and attacks, certainly nothing physical. Of those that did happen, only a few were direct confrontations. Most of them were side swipes. There was nothing of any kind that I … Continue reading →

I love words that sound the same, but are spelled differently, e.g. – your,  you’re, and yore; and those that are spelled the same, but have different  meanings, e.g. – lead the metal, and lead the verb.

What do I know about being an introvert, and when did I know it? When did it occur to me I was one? What did it mean when it dawned on me? How did I know?

I have just self-published a new work, the purpose of which is to give explanation to how my introvert mind works, and if I am successful in this, it should give some clues as to how the minds of most … Continue reading →

Paleolithic artists spent the greater part of 17,000 to 15,000 BCE affixing colored dyes and charcoal to the walls of Lascaux Cave depicting horses, deer, bison, aurochs, birds, and much more, in a display of exceptional artistry. Their depictions are … Continue reading →

Humor sometimes can be very personal. One joke strikes you as pretty funny, another elicits only a smile. A joke can reduce a part of a gathering to hysterical guffaws, leaving others puzzled with only a smile on uncomprehending minds. … Continue reading →

The mind of an introvert is somewhat of an enigma, akin in a way to secret codes and cyphers. Ask ten introverts how they think and you’re likely to elicit eleven distinct answers. Sifting through the myriad words these individuals … Continue reading →

There is this place I go to, a wondrous setting filled with history’s wake and rife with anticipation. It is a sanctuary away from all manner of trifles, sundry distractions, and sometimes from responsibilities. It is at times a shield … Continue reading →

I am beginning work on a phantom volume to supplement the eight singlet volumes of puns I collaborated on with my four grandchildren as illustrators, and the two volumes of puns published by Ulysses Press out of Berkeley, California. I … Continue reading →

In the summer of 1961 Barbara and I traveled to Japan with a group of students at the Wesley Foundation Methodist Student Center at the University of California in Berkeley to work with a partner group of students from the … Continue reading →