Life and Living: Thoughts on Nearly Everything is about just that---nearly everything. Whatever happens to interest me at the time gets attention. But diverse as the chapters are, there is one guiding theme. We live our lives better and more fully if we understand ourselves and our needs, acting to improve both our own well being, and that of others. The book's diversity helps us see ourselves and the world from multiple, often challenging, perspectives. But my hope is that these different views will stimulate an appreciation of aspects of the world and human behavior not seen or understood before. To this end, my opinions will be gently provocative.