by Bruce Rettig | Mar 19, 2023
All photography copyright 2023 Bruce Rettig THE OVERY-USED DEFINITION of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Its origin, attributed to Albert Einstein, Ben Franklin, and Mark Twain among others, appeared in a... 
by Bruce Rettig | Feb 13, 2023
Photography by Bruce Rettig IN MY BOOK, REFRACTION: AN ARCTIC MEMOIR, I recount a comment by a union personnel director in Seattle the day before I traveled to the North Slope of Alaska: “Prudhoe Bay might not be the end of the world, but you sure as hell can see it... 
by Bruce Rettig | Jan 3, 2023
IT’S BEEN OVER A YEAR since I last posted in Changing Tides. As they say, “life happened,” and for me that included heavy work obligations, long stints of traveling, time for my family and outdoor activities, and finally, the publication of my book,... 
by Bruce Rettig | Aug 4, 2021
Long, solo road trips not only offer the opportunity to enjoy new landscapes and people along the way—they also provide ample time to explore uncharted territory within one’s own head. It’s self-reflection “quality time” and a chance to allow thoughts to twist and... 
by Bruce Rettig | Jul 15, 2021
Emotional and Financial Impacts of the “New Norm” WE HAD SOLD the family home, and twenty acres it sat on, shortly after our parents passed away. My mother and father had bought the land and built their dream home after years of working and living in... 
by Bruce Rettig | Jun 18, 2021
My early fascination for nuclear proliferation began after watching Stanley Kubrick’s classic cold war film, “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.” Although the movie appeared in theaters in 1964, I watched it for the first time on our...
