Running on fumes
When Dad spoke, I listened. He said, “Study, study, study” and “Don’t be a clock watcher at work” and “When I say jump, you say how high” and “Don’t take…
Beatrice Mary Patricia
December 1st is a holiday. A family holiday. My baby brother’s birthday. I don’t know why we get excited about this particular birthdate. After all, the person our family celebrates…
The art of lying
Not long ago, I babysat for Sophie, a five-year-old girl who had missed a couple of days of school due to a bad cold. Her symptoms had subsided when her…
Can’t buy me love
Charlie Brill and Mitzi McCall will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary next year. Quite a feat. Wait. What? You’ve never heard of Charlie and Mitzi? Charlie, 81, and Mitzi, 87,…
Lucky miracle
It’s a wonder I’m alive. I was a child of the “go outside and don’t come back till the first street light comes on” generation. Off we went with the…
School Daze
My “first” days of formal school are long past, but I attend “life” school the minute I wake each morning. FYI: Some “life” school lessons are easier than others. My…
Like a bird
I’ve been flying through the air over the past week via the fab technology called an airplane. If I were a bird, I might enjoy flying. But a bird I…
The RcCutcheons
Our daughters, Jordan and Kristen, asked their father and me to locate an old photo. Why they included their dad in their request remains a mystery. When it comes to…
