At Age 80, Looking Back

What I am most proud of is my 60-year-marriage to Anne, and the blessings of our sons Kyle, Kevin and Clayton, blessings not just to us, but to the world.

Of my success in business, real estate, radio and writing, none have been mine but that of very talented people who actively participated with me. Today, in our inspiring writings Jon Barnes and Yanin Ontiveros are great examples.

Of my public work, I am proud of my activism on behalf of the Vietnamese Boat People. But I am most proud of my 303 peace demonstrations over six years, attempting to stop the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Thank you to Korean War veteran John Fortier for joining me in many of them.

I am a strong believer in miracles because I have witnessed them, and in angels because I have met them. Thank you to my dear friend Mary Ellen Schesser for her devoted support.

Possible Prostate Cancer

Last week I had a blood draw and yesterday, I learned my PSA is 4.73, well above my safe level range of 3.0 where I have been for many years. 

A Very Special Halloween [2024]

Anne and I live in an older area, in which there are no street lights or sidewalks, and at Halloween, we typically have only a few trick-or-treaters. 

This year, for a strange reason I cannot explain, I walked into a supermarket and bought a gigantic bag of candy, later asking myself, "What was I thinking? There are only going to be a few kids."

But that night, when the bell rang and I opened the door, there were so many trick-or-treaters and their parents, that they filled my porch, my front patio and much of the driveway.

The Most Beautiful Orange

This morning as I was greeting people at a busy Palos Verdes intersection, a 50ish black haired, dark eyed, olive skinned Latino man stopped his truck in a lane across the traffic from me.

He stared at me, and then without speaking a word, he reached out the full length of his arm holding in his hand a beautiful orange.

A Dream Like No Other, 3/18/24

Dear Reader,

On 3/18/24 I had a dream like no other I've ever had. It was remarkably vivid, colorful and I was actively involved in using my brain to speak in my limited Spanish. Yanin's Spanish speaking mother had died two years earlier, a woman I had never met, yet as I struggled to follow her instructions, I knew it was her mother rescuing me. Regrettably, I did not writeup my notes until 4:28 am, and did not recall what she rescued me from, but it was something very strong, supernatural.

Hawaii, July 16 - July 22, 2023 -- A Trip Of A Lifetime

Because of the generosity of Kyle and Diane Kazan, Keoni 23, and Ikaika 10, Brody 18, and Gannon 15, and Anne and I spent a marvelous 6 days together at the luxurious Moana Surfrider Hotel in Waikiki.

Today was a very special day! (12/15/23)

It was the day in which we donated a substantial amount of money to uplift lives.

It was the day in which we anonymously shared our good fortune with those in need of a helping hand.