Suprise Me

Woodstock Sally and friends Read More

We knew from past experience that we would struggle in Paris unless our kids helped, which they refused to do. Read More

The jury system is a good one, but not infallible. Variables other than facts in the case can sway jurors. Read More

With a sigh, I gave the earring up for lost but kept its mate as a memento. Read More

    Cadaver Lab           Formaldehyde Shiny floors And two black bags with zippers Awaiting parturition I sought secrets revealed by the dead   A sexy professor with smooth skin Pulled round the zippers And let in the light Illuminating a brain behind the skull A heart behind the breast A… Read More

Sometimes you can work it out, sometimes you can’t. I’ve had a lot of roommates, starting as a 17-year-old college freshman, and ending when I bought my first house at age 27. CAVEAT: This story is way too long to sustain anyone’s interest, so I advise reading maybe about half of it. Once I started… Read More

  A Donkey On The Edge Okay let’s talk short fuses. Not the kind that light your Marlboro cigarettes on the Fourth of July (although, hey, if you do you – then boo hoo for you.). I’m talking about the human variety, the folks who walk around with tempers simmering just below the surface, like… Read More

Words with Suzy I’m not much of a gamester although both my parents played bridge,  my dad played chess,  and my mom played mah jongg,   (See My Game Mother) Of course as a kid I certainly played Monopoly and all the other popular board games of the day,  and in fact for years there was… Read More

We ate in the kitchen at a big round table that had plenty of room, even when there were seven of us there. Read More

This past year has made me realize what really matters most to me. Read More