Thirty years ago today, at precisely eleven o’clock, I stood next to my father at the back of a small country chapel. We walked the… ( Read More )
memory leak
By now most of my friends (and possibly half of the free world) knows that sometimes I have moments that just defy logical thought. Take,… ( Read More )
whimpers speak louder than words…
I once overheard my mother say to a friend, “We didn’t think Sherry would ever talk, and now we don’t think she’ll ever hush.” I… ( Read More )
living history…
A former coworker and social media friend recently commented that his young daughter, born in this century, periodically reminds him that he was alive in… ( Read More )
in with the new…
Every December 31, New Year’s celebrations are held across the globe. Although the celebrity entertainment has changed over time, the concept remains the same… reflect… ( Read More )
space… the final frontier
Until my early teens, my family lived in a house with one bathroom just big enough to hold a toilet (behind the door), a sink,… ( Read More )
unfathomable fear…
I am watching a mother and child wade into the water. The mother wades out and begins to swim.  The child, a girl perhaps ten… ( Read More )
handy…
 “Excuse me, ma’am… are you married?” This as I was crouched in front of our car during my lunch break, in the DMV parking… ( Read More )
…brainiac
Like every little boy, every so often Nelson likes to go to Grandma’s house. Grandma’s house is over the river, two states, and an 8-hour… ( Read More )
my bucket list
I’ve never seen the movie “The Bucket List,” but I do understand the premise. Each of us has things we’d like to do or see… ( Read More )