Problems, Predicaments, and Technology

  Whiteface Mountain, New York

  At the top of Whiteface Mountain in New York

  Lexie was one of several dogs climbing to the top of Whiteface Mountain with us

  Climbing this trail to the top of Whiteface Mountain was a blast!

  Delt Church Park trail Before I get started on today's article, I'd like to take a moment to thank all those who posted comments recently; especially the supportive ones. I think that being more supportive in today's atmosphere of eroding trust and increasing violence is one way to thwart those trajectories. Not only do I appreciate these comments, but I am certain that others are benefitting from them too! One item I considered putting into my recent article about suicide I decided to put into a future article instead to keep the first article more compact. This explains the inspiration for this article which has been similar to suicide in my line of articles - it has been put on the back burner too long and needs to be brought into the light. I don't take these articles lightly, but at the same time I likewise do not think they are more than they are. Ever since I discovered the psychological roots as to why  and how we got ourselves into this mess of inescapabl...

The beach at Glimmerglass State Park in New York

  Hyde Hall at Glimmerglass State Park

The walkway down to Otsego Lake at Fairy Springs Park outside of Cooperstown, New York

Early October morning at Hills Creek State Park

Round Barn in Indiana

The Mississinewa Dam

  Seven Pillars Nature Preserve

The new picnic pavilion at Franke Park , Indiana

Cumberland River (Old Hickory Lake), Cages Bend, Tennessee

Lake Michigan as seen from Consumers Energy Scenic Overlook, Ludington, Michigan

Ludington North Breakwater Light

Manistee North Pier Lighthouse

Little Glen Lake as seen from Little Glen Lake Picnic Area

  Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore