Suprise Me

"Then ... I can tell you," Channy said. "As a teenager, I survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia under the Kmer Rouge." Read More

A day indoors at summer camp and a win for patriotism Read More

At different times in my life, I have had different "tribes," but for the last 22 years it has been the choir at my synagogue. Read More

Hell no, we won't go. And the truth is most people I knew didn't end up in Vietnam. Read More

Got one of those Weber grills.  Very excited to immediately use but of course I need the instructions.  But the instructions have no words–just a bunch of pictures with numbers and arrows.  I cannot translate those arrows and numbers into actual assembly.  But, fortunately, I am the parent of two young women one of whom… Read More

We didn't think too much of it; at least, I didn't think much of it until ... Read More

"Can I help?" a woman's voice asked from behind me. A young woman had appeared with a shovel. Read More

This is the one, my old man says. Read More

I am always delighted to enjoy any garden, as long as someone else does the work to maintain it. Read More

For me, there are all kinds of magic to be found -- in music, books, acrobatics, and even websites that fix themselves. Read More