As I See It

Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle When I was a kid, I loved to play and watch baseball. That love was stoked in the Summer of 1961 when – at...

Life is full of close calls. For some people more than others, of course. Me, I’ve never been what you’d call a Big Risk Taker. I don’t...

Remember growing up and learning about the nine planets in our solar system? Yes, that included Pluto, which was discovered in 1930 but...

Just after I turned 14, a simply wonderful thing happened: I saw The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. No, not from Ed's audience -- but...

The war in Ukraine reminds us that Russia is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of oil and gas, and our economy is somewhat tied to its...

Does this photo make any sense to you? There was a time when summiting the world’s tallest mountain — Everest — was an amazing story of...

Spring is such a fickle thing. One day it’s beautiful, gorgeous -- almost like Summer. The next day it’s as if Winter never went away....

Do you know anyone who has ever won the Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes? Me neither, but every year I’m encouraged to try ONE MORE...

The other day I decided to extract out of the closet my dusty old VCR and collection of ancient VHS tapes. They’d been sitting in there...

Prepare to have your mind blown. Saudi Arabia — not known for its abundant water amenities let alone snow and ice — is planning to build...

How many of you are familiar with the sport of wing suit flying? Me neither, until I saw a recent story on the Net that talked about the...

Where would we be without the telephone? During my life, I’ve seen many changes in this now ubiquitous communication device. It’s hard to...

As someone approaches death, they usually have only two final alternatives: Burial or cremation. But now – for the first time in Colorado...

One of the less enjoyable aspects of growing older is the gradual loss of close-up vision. You know: How once you were able to read a...

I think it’s probably a fairly safe bet that anyone reading these blogs is -- more than likely -- at least past 50. (With maybe one...

It is perhaps the incredible final chapter of one of the most astonishing survival stories in history. Earlier this month, the remains of...

It’s amazing I’m still here. Growing up in the 1950s and 1960s was — in many ways — far different than today. Back then, the world was a...

Imagine being in prison. You’re facing years and years behind bars. Maybe the rest of your life. It would be hard not to feel depressed,...

The other night I was cruising on my TV when I tuned in a boxing match on one of the premium channels. Now, I used to be a pretty big...

(My 75th blog!) Ever reflect on what it is you will leave behind when you depart from this world? Sometimes I do. I’m sure most of us do...