I love Mother’s Day. It’s a springtime holiday so the weather is usually nice. The day often involves brunch — and who doesn’t love a good brunch? When the kids were little we usually celebrated Mother’s Day at a ball Read More …
It was a glorious day with lots of blue sky and dry, warm temperatures. Russell and I were at the park walking the dogs together, as we do often these days. There were more people at the park than we Read More …
Houston, Texas, April 19, 2020 Greetings from the inside, where I remain constantly — well, constantly except for essential runs to Costco and Trader Joes and my daily walk (weather permitting). I am pleased to report that we are no Read More …
As I sit here in my finest Easter pajamas watching church on Youtube, I am reminiscing about Easters past. I am not exactly upset that I am able to enjoy the solitude of a Sunday morning at home with my Read More …
“So how many weeks have we been locked up?” Melinda asked me. “Three?” I wasn’t sure. I can’t tell one day from the next. There’s no feel to the day: Monday feels the same as Thursday. More Exercise. More Weight. Read More …
Pandemic. It’s a word I knew, of course. I had heard of the Spanish Flu before. In recent years I learned the most about it from watching Downton Abbey. We might have learned about it in school, too, in history Read More …
My wife was walking by herself in the park across the street from our place yesterday, when a woman from the building said hello. While keeping her distance, of course, the woman said that she’d hoped to see Melinda out Read More …
So how are you getting through these days? We’re all on the frontlines, I’d say. In our constant struggle not to kill each other in this time of forced togetherness, my wife and her dog have built a “palace” on Read More …
This morning I wrote the nicest blog on journaling and how petty my discomfort was in the face of what we all must do. After I wrote it, I went into the kitchen to reheat my coffee and I discovered Read More …
You think you know someone, especially a loved one. Someone you’ve known for most of your adult life. And, sometimes, you don’t really. On December 22, we lost my wife’s cousin, Marje. She was an independent woman. She’d worked for Read More …
I’m a family nerd. I’ve spent my life putting my family first. Part of that included coaching my kids in their sports: Basketball, baseball, hockey, fast-pitch softball. My times with my kids on those teams have stayed with me. As Read More …
I published a story October 15 about growing up with a serious football fanatic, my mother. After my son Will read it, he decided that since I wrote about my mother’s idiosyncrasies, he should write about his father’s. In fairness, I have Read More …
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I talk too much. I’ve learned as I’ve grown older to control it, but I have to consciously discipline myself. Some would say I have much work still to do. No Off Read More …
Caves are powerful motifs employed by humans ever since they began to tell stories. In Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, Yoda insists Luke go into a dark cave. Luke asks Yoda what is in the cave. “Only what you Read More …
Do you remember when you were a little child and your parents took you to the carnival? Do you remember the boat ride for little children that went around in a circle? When I was very little, that was my Read More …