Suprise Me

The Puppy in the Waiting Room  I don’t know if I really remember some of the stories my parents would tell about my naughty or my endearing childhood antics,  or if I’ve heard them so often I think I do.  But I remember how we found Fluffy in the waiting room as if it happened… Read More

Now, I remember why I hate Ikea. Read More

I was wrapping up my three racing day visit, up to my elbows and knees in routines I had wallowed in most every summer since 1975.  Read More

Retrospect – A Tale Of Five Cities By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 In the lush, green hills of Connemara, Ireland, My father’s mother Mary was born into a world where myths and reality intertwined. Her heart was filled with the ancient stories of her ancestors, and she spent her days immersed in the… Read More

One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid: Grab a book and climb a tree and read until someone came looking for me. Read More

If a hobby is "an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure," my only true hobby as a child was reading. Read More

Any woman reading this will identify the "yeah, sure lady" response to our describing a problem with our cars. The same can apply to our bodies. Read More

My excuse is that I was five or six years old. Read More

The Gershwin song “I’ve Got A Crush on You” doesn’t really get the crush concept right. The lyrics say “You had such persistence, you wore down my resistance, I fell, and it was swell . . . . I’ve got a crush on you, sweetie pie.” So she’s singing to him after they get together.… Read More

Imagine his mortification when the performers assemble on stage completely naked. Read More