Prospective lizard owners take note, you also become cricket ranchers. Read More

"What outfit do you cook for?" Read More

His sisters were all highland dancers and, hand to God, he played the bagpipes. Read More

I was stopped dead in my tracks one day when a young coworker said she had never worn pantyhose. Read More

She lived her life in the public eye. And oh, did she look good doing it. Read More

"The king is pregnant." C'mon, what's not to love about that sentence? Read More

At the time, in 2006, it seemed a promising idea.  I had just retired (early) from a long career at Stanford. One is eligible to retire when age plus years of service add up to the magic number 75.  Having started fresh out of college and worked straight through, my relative youth was augmented by… Read More

In first grade, I started ballet lessons.  Two sisters – Bernice and Therese – taught in the old craftsman-style home they shared.  Two adjoining front rooms were converted into one large studio, with a barre along one wall, carefully polished floors, and an old phonograph in a corner.  Bernice and Therese seemed about a hundred… Read More

Come on Susan, I'll give you a *real* haircut! Read More

Grandpa was taught "the 3 R's plus" ...the plus included Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and French. Read More