D. RANDALL FARO

“Knowledge is power.” So said Francis Bacon. A statement of undeniable veracity. Our old buddy, Daniel (as in Webster), defines knowledge...

UNUNDERSTANDABLES 21 May 2020 Things one doesn’t understand. Ununderstandables. If that’s not a word, it should be. Maybe...

They called her Ginny. That was not the name she was given by her parents upon her birth in Senegambia (present day Senegal and The...

MEANINGFUL GRAVE 11 May 2020 In David Guterson’s (of Snow Falling on Cedars fame) book, East of the Mountains, one of the characters...

A Netflix TV series reveals the problem in vivid color. It is a vexing problem that has plagued humankind from day-one. The Last Kingdom...

Joseph Levitch. Leonard Slye. Issur Danielovitch. Marion Morrison. Dianne Belmont. Henry Deutschendorf, Jr. You’ve heard of them, right?...

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between partly sunny and partly cloudy? Don’t they mean the same thing? Well, yes and no....

Desperate times call for desperate measures. I ordered a new wastebasket. Why not just go shopping locally? Blame the dang virus. Here’s...

Most people seem to enjoy mysteries . . . mystery novels or movies. By my lights, two reasons for this are 1) it’s fun to try and figure...

The best things in life are free / But you can keep them for the birds and bees Now give me money / That's what I want Money don't get...

Regular, intentional exercise is for the birds. Or at least the gym-nerds. It is highly overrated, not really fun, and all together...

DEEP SURVIVAL Self-control. One of the most important elements of human behavior. Antonyms: rashness, unrestraint, indiscipline. One...

CRUDE IS RUDE Words make a difference. You can quote me on that. Lions roar. Bears growl. Eagles screech. Snakes hiss. Elephants trumpet....

GO FISHING 03 March 2020 Being asleep (or unconscious) can be so peaceful. It’s the state of cognizance that can be a rude awakening. I...

“Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life?” So queries Henry David Thoreau in the chapter, “What I Live For” in Walden....

Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, published in 1854, is one of the greatest non-fiction works in the history of literature. I am joined in...

In Tami Hoag’s book, Deeper Than the Dead, FBI agent Vince Leone says: “Life is what happens while we’re making other plans.” Vince is...

In 1970, Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell tied together music and environmental concern with her song “Big Yellow Taxi”. The...

You consider yourself a caring, compassionate person. On the way to a coffee shop meeting with a friend you pull up to a stop sign....

Regulations are for a purpose. Often that purpose is to protect the individual and others. It’s late October and around 5 p.m. . ....