Opinion

Super Slacker Syndrome and an Attack of the ‘Shoulds’

By Gabriel Cruden / May 1, 2026 /

I met an old friend in the grocery aisle at Super One last week.  Wait, let me rephrase that. She is not old, and neither am I. I meant “old…

Learning to See What’s Right in Front of Our Eyes

By Gabriel Cruden / October 31, 2025 /

I’d forgotten about the stars. Not “forgotten” forgotten. I knew they were still up there, but they’d fallen off my radar. All summer long, when the dogs dragged me out…

Why Gratitude Trumps Complaining

By Gabriel Cruden / August 1, 2025 /

By Bob Johnson It had been a glorious late morning and early afternoon, even if the summer heat was beginning to take its toll. But we were prepared, having slathered…