Questions for God
“What do you think God thinks?” When I posed that question to my guy Gary, he raised his eyebrows and gave me his close-lipped, “What kind of question is that”…
To be like 41
I did not know George H. W. Bush. On the occasions I visited Kennebunkport, I did not—as I had hoped to—bump into he and his wife Barbara at Nunan’s Lobster…
Shoe Thankful
There I stood, the week before Thanksgiving, in the middle of the shoe aisle at a Nordstrom’s Rack. I sported a four inch-heeled bootie on one foot, and a different…
The guidelines
My daughter and her husband celebrated their two-year wedding anniversary last week. She gave him a ball cap. He gave her monogrammed napkins. Cotton is the theme for second anniversary…
Swan song
This is my laptop’s swan song—its final project before I put it out to pasture, before it rides off into the sunset, before I erase its memory and fold the…
Oh, deer
Last Sunday afternoon, I dropped in on my in-laws for a surprise visit. On the drive over, I said to myself, “Self, you should have called first. No way will…
1-4-3
I have seen many Google Doodles, but, until last Thursday, had no idea they had a name. A Google Doodle is the daily, ever-changing, interactive picture or design or video…
Plane things
Giant drops of rain poured on Chicago from the tail-end of storms. Midway is the most exciting of airports, but they’ve made improvements since the last time I connected there.…
