Suprise Me

ASPCA “The cancer has spread.”  said the vet,  “It’s time to put her down if you don’t want the cat to suffer.”   So broken-hearted,  we said goodbye to our beloved Lucy Gray. Taking a walk a few days later we found ourselves in front of the ASPCA.  We looked at each other and without… Read More

Every night my routine for getting to sleep is to play my Sleepytime playlist from Spotify. That’s really what I call it: “Sleepytime.” I’ve been curating this playlist for ten years. It contains more than 1200 tracks, virtually all classical music, including a lot of renaissance vocal music. It’s music with relatively constant sound levels, no… Read More

I had to pass the test, because I had a date that night with my girlfriend and needed to drive! Read More

When he was done, I had a shiny new helmet of perfectly symmetrical, meticulously groomed, "Dry Look" hair. Read More

Getting Woke My folks, and my uncles and aunts were always politically active and die-hard liberals ,  and as children my sister and I and our cousins were used to hearing political rhetoric around the dinner table. Yet despite that red diaper babyhood,  I was seemingly apolitical and remained so well into my own adulthood… Read More

Sometimes a guy just needs his big sister (although he doesn't always want her to know it!) Read More

  Who was the cat? Just a bad book baddie?  Or was he something more. Who are these false crusaders who pull the books from our shelves, who interpret their bogus meanings without credibility or reserve.   In a day of dismal rain with a fish who only swims sat our two despondent children as… Read More

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Read More

The silent sentry deceptively contrasts against the cold winter sky. A Minnesota winter is both a threat and a reward.  “The beast is loose and kills tonight…” Two popular songs portray winter with contrary emotions. The Russian band, Krokus, leads into terror: Russian winter, broken hearts/Cold winds in the dark/The beast is loose and kills… Read More

When I think of social media, the first thing I think of is Facebook. For me, Facebook was always about sharing pictures and bits of news with family and friends who are scattered around the world. Now, in addition, it involves sharing links to articles about the current terrifying political situation. I have never considered… Read More