Hope & Optimism

  A few years ago we spent a week in Spain and as part of the trip we went to the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’ to visit the apes that lived there. In reality they were not apes but Barbary macaques (monkeys), often referred to as Barbary apes1. We hired a guide and were warned to be careful because…

  A few weeks ago I attended a musical program with my father and his wife at their care center. One of the songs the performers sang was called “Keep on the Sunny Side,” The song was beautiful and the words inspiring so I did a Google search to learn more about its genesis. Ada…