Richard’s Ramblings

I spied a new search term that was recently used to locate my website: “maid of honor all best friends are male”.
It is gratifying to know that there are others with the same problem that I have historically had, namely that they relate better to members of the opposite sex. In my case, it’s been [...]

To those who know of him, most people would describe my almost-three-year-old son, Sterling, as boisterous, energetic, a bit uncontrollable at times, social. When he walks into anyone’s house, he acts like he owns the place. “Let’s see what I can touch, pick up, destroy.” Shy or pensive would most likely not be the first [...]

Emphasizing inequality paves the way for continued inequality and discrimination. People say they want to be equal, but constantly disprove it by their own actions.

There is no such thing as equality among the sexes — and there never will be, not as long as there are men and women on this planet.

I’m not convinced that the Webster’s dictionary on my desk has gotten the definition of “friend” quite right.

The castaways had no intention of leaving the heavily trafficked island, all thanks to the drug-smuggling Howells.

Gilligan’s Island. A three-hour tour? Are we sure about that? What were they really doing out there?