What does a father do when his son has an accident 3,000 miles away? He worries. What does the injured teenager do with two broken arms? A lot, apparently.
Is My Memory Escaping Me? (Or Am I Escaping It?)
Writing this now before I forget
In the Kitchen, With the Knife, No Clue
I am not going to win any cooking awards.
The View from the Middle Seat
What I learned about myself from seat 21E thirty thousand feet in the air.
Reality is Sometimes Really Disappointing
Remember: TV isn’t real
Valentine's Day? Meh.
I may be an incurable romantic, but I’ve been cured of my affection for Valentine’s Day
Is Honesty Becoming Passé?
“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”—Flannery O’Connor
Guardians on the Rocky Road
I’m guessing my 1970s rock band was surrounded by angels.
Longing to Meet my Grandson
We don’t yet know how this story ends.
We Need These "Funny Old People Words" Back in Our Vocabulary
Old slang is just funny, and that’s why I like it.
What Do We Want to Memorialize?
What do we do when one person’s “history” is another person’s pain?
You Ought to Sue!
We can’t live without them, but there may be a reason for all those lawyer jokes.
(Almost) All I Really Needed to Know...
What I learned from my first job lasted me a lifetime.
Hold the Phone
Thank heaven YouTube didn’t exist back in the late 70s.
To Dream, Perchance to Sleep
Morning TV news shows are all created by the chronically sleep-deprived.
From Wedding Bell Blues to Bliss
When a virus disrupts the wedding plans, you gotta get creative.
The Never-Ending Battle for Truth, Justice, and the TV Remote
When it comes to television, my grandkids have different tastes from mine.
Outside the Espresso Zone
Do you remember the days before there was a Starbucks on every corner?
Will The COVID-19 Crisis Change Me? I Hope So
What happens when it’s time to go back to business as usual?