Suprise Me

Memories of three beach trips that I hadn't thought about for years triggered by a Retrospect prompt. Read More

Freshman year spring term.  As Dickens opened A Tale of Two Cities, the best of times and the worst of times.  The best because academic diligence took a holiday and I rather enjoyed myself.  The worst because, well, academic diligence took a holiday.  Another Harvard “Hum” course, this one Hum 75, German culture.  All readings… Read More

I would laugh at 'All In The Family' while the 'elders' would agree with Archie. Read More

Meals were a challenge when I was a resident on hospital rotations.  There were no official breaks, no lunch, dinner, or breakfast hours, just work that had to be done and rounds to attend.  Sure, there were cafeterias with overcooked steam trays of food, but they weren’t open 24/7, and weren’t free.  Finding a moment… Read More

The trees, bushes and brush would give me plenty of privacy to do what I needed to do. Read More

I held the door for her Read More

In 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared on his way to his school bus stop in Lower Manhattan. Read More

      First day       My mom looked down into the box camera. I smiled from the first step of the bus. I wore a green wool sweater. I tilted my head down a little. And I wonder what kind of boy I’d been if I’d have had my chin up and… Read More

Was the song meant to instill a false sense of pride in his students, or a fever dream of a school where he’d really like to teach? Read More

You Better Shop Around and Ten Other Useful Bits of Advice Read More