Worth the trip
If you said, “Black,” I’d say, “White.” If you said, “Peas,” I’d say, “Carrots.” If you said, “Idaho,” I would have said, “Potatoes”—until now. I don’t bother with a bucket…
New Kicks
I headed into the women’s locker room at the pool for a quick break from my tennis match at the courts nearby. There I saw a five, maybe six-year-old girl sitting on…
Thunder nails
I plopped down in a chair at a nail spa for a pedicure. I get my toes done by a professional prior to weddings and other special events. In between…
Sons and fathers
One of my favorite family photographs is not a picture of me. It is a photo of my younger brother Donald and our dad. Donald grew up to become Don…
Rookie of rookies
My nephdude Abe plays on a four (years old) and under soccer team. Last week, his coach placed two younger players in front of the goal to set them up…
Eviction notice
Last weekend, my friend Carolyn and I decided to wake our canoes from their winter snooze. As we walked around the lake’s perimeter to reach the opposite side, we wondered…
Letter from a sock
Our daughter Kristen’s bag weighed one sock lighter when she returned to South Carolina. The missing grey sock was athletic in nature, the kind that hits just below the ankle. …
Panic attack
If you see me drive out of an automated carwash stall, you’ll know my car was covered in road dust and dirt, so much so that the paint looked grey…
