I spent so much time trying not to be like my mom that I never realized until recently that she was actually right. Okay, she was right about a lot of things, not about everything. See, you have to know where I’m coming from. My mother was always a proponent of “spare the rod, spoil … Continue reading Just Like Mom Said
Sunday mornings used to be ours. You know, before marriage, before the kids, before the chaos, and before the early morning wake-ups. We would bask in them the way a seal basks in the sun after a long swim. The sun would come streaming in, yet still muted, through the thin, closed blinds in our … Continue reading Sunday Mornings
Situational comedies used to be all about putting a family in compromising situations (hence the name), often comedically, and helping them find their way to a satisfactory ending in less than 30 minutes. This was perfect in the ’50s and ’60s with shows like The Honeymooners and Leave it to Beaver. Then the genre expanded … Continue reading Wrapping it Up in 30 Minutes
Once upon a time, there was a little boy. We’ll call him Sam. Sam was just like other little boys, except he lived in a gigantic castle down by Hope Lake. Every day he would wake up, go outside, and throw three coins into Hope Lake. One was a Nifty Nickel, another was a Dodgy … Continue reading Childhood Revisited: A Sorta Fairy Tale
What I love most about life are its surprises. I mean, if you had asked me 18 years ago where I’d be and what I’d be doing, I would have told you anything but what has actually transpired. 18 years ago I had just discovered the relatively new internet and had gotten hooked, so hooked … Continue reading Life’s Little (and Pretty Big) Surprises
I love to read. I always have. From the moment I could tell the difference between letters, and when I realized that put into different configurations they could spell actual words, I was hooked. From Dr. Seuss on, I put my everything into the reading experience. I remember when I was eight years old and … Continue reading Reading May Not Be Fundamental, But it Sure is Fun
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