Japan – the trip of a lifetime – in 2025
Every year, my social media pages are flooded with posts from friends and family wishing good riddance to the current year in favor of the new one. For me, a year is what you make it, just like an experience is what you make of it. I understand that some years are harder than others…
Thankful for family and the metaphoric shoes of others
Every year millions of people at the Thanksgiving table say they are most thankful for their families. The sentiment is the most common one mentioned during the holiday season and has been expressed to the point where it has become a cliché of an affirmation. And the reasons are always the same: because they love…
Be a ghost, not a ghoster for Halloween
Hello ghouls and goblins, Happy Halloween! Hope you all have a frightfully delighful (but also safe) night lurking about in the shadows. I myself am headed to a haunted Asylum tonight where I hope I’m lucky enough to run into some spectral beings. The thought just sparks electricity through me, kind of like Frankenstein, haha.…
John R. Fischer 