I admit it. I am a control freak. I offer to drive because I like being in control of the vehicle and destination. I like being the lead duck. I like having a formula or equation. I like figuring out the solution. Much of my "human life" has...

For years, we debated if Toad were the next dali lama, or if he had already spent a life as a lama and his reward was to spend an incarnation as one of our pets. Toad was totally at one with his world and he loved all beings. He was the only one of...

I had this thought, while driving home past the mall, tonight. Fake trees have ruined christmas. Because of fake trees, the christmas holiday starts before halloween in some stores. I have vivid memories of going into the woods with the Old Man and...

As I imagine humans to be, I was a shakey and uncertain "teen" monkey. Self-concious, desparately trying to hide from being noticed in a bad way by my peers, just trying to survive in a world where I was sure no one understood me. I did a lot of...

Red beans and rice is a staple meal in New Orleans. It is the perfect food. Cheap, easy to prepare, nutritious, and can be well seasoned. The best red beans and rice we've ever had was in the student cafeteria at Loyola University in the garden...