Suprise Me

Can you forgive a friend? My answer is a resounding “yes.” In fact, it goes beyond something you can do to something you must do. Read More

Smell is the sense most connected to our inner brains, to our memories and emotions Read More

We had mutual friends from our high school class on Facebook, so when she sent the request, I accepted. I honestly didn’t remember her from Dondero. She has told me that she was very shy (as was I, but I was busy with choir and the plays). We were never in any of the same… Read More

But little hands lifted the top of the garbage pail, and discovered the resting place of the gumdrop tree. Read More

The few who survived did so by eating the flesh of others. Read More

I definitely have an issue with stuff magically multiplying. Read More

The station had a resident mechanic, who proceeded to put the station wagon we were in on a lift. In time the problem was diagnosed. The necessary part(s) had to be delivered from another location and then installed. Sooner or later. Turned out to be later Read More

Compared to most mid-century couples, my parents married late. Dad was 34, Mom 29, and they figured they had no time to waste in starting a family. My brother Danny, born August 25, 1949, came first, and for a brief time he reigned unchallenged, the celebrated prince. For Dad, it was a long-deferred dream to… Read More

Hey kids, let's put on a convention! Read More

How basketball saved my sanity in law school. Read More