Dad thoughts
Moms are great at building up dads. My kids often heard, “Your father used to do 50 push-ups with all three of you balanced on his back” and “Your dad…
A cool, blue glove
There aren’t many women, mothers of grown children, who stand in the baseball department of a sporting goods store to pick out gloves for themselves. But then, I’m not your…
Survivor
After a girl celebrates a birthday or three or fifty, she spends a little time in reflection mode. Sometimes, I wonder how I survived—at least my first 10-12 years. That…
Lightning rods
A couple of Friday nights ago, my friend Toni and I strolled down the new stretch of sidewalk on Johnson Avenue to Wayne Jamison Field. Weather forecasters had reduced the…
Oops!
Most elementary schools use clever methods to discourage student irresponsibility. The Oops! Slip is one I’m most familiar with. Students get Oops! Slips for not arriving to class prepared. If…
Not a one-blunder wonder
Fir. It is a coniferous tree in the pine family. Think flat needles and pine cones. For. It is a preposition. Think intended to belong to or suiting purposes or…
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
“Cracklin’ Rosie” filled the empty spaces of my car. I cranked up the volume and started to sing along. Wait. What? I don’t sing Neil Diamond. The thought hit me…
Mentioning unmentionables
I picked up my dry cleaning a week after I’d requested to have it ready. For some reason, the clothes I leave at the cleaner’s disappear from my closet and…
