Suprise Me

I'll let their stories speak for themselves, and for me. Read More

The Psychology department specialized in animal studies. Herrnstein and his students did their work on pigeons not people. Read More

Mardi Gras 2020 — The last night out Read More

I leaned what my French or Irish ancestors must have known – how to forage. Pasta was in short supply – had to find that. Toilet paper was in short supply – had to find that.  Time to eat more fruits and vegetables which meant more recipes to learn. More time indoors so Watched Downton… Read More

What was I doing with this new scheme? Was I planning to…settle down? Read More

  Alright settle down there, Retros. Yes, let us talk about the television, the telly, the boob tube. Now, before you all start clutching your pearls and wailing about the “vast wasteland” that is television, à la Newton Minow, hear me out. Because amongst the endless parade of reality trash and brain-rotting sitcoms, there were… Read More

So yes, it is time to get started. But first, I have to find a good home for this Waterford bowl my aunt gave me when I got married. Read More

We are yet mired in anxiety. Read More

We went to Paris and Israel in 1984, the year our son turned thirteen. It was a wonderful trip marred by a few unforeseen catastrophes, the greatest of which was almost losing his little sister. Our daughters were ten and seven, and it was our youngest who gave me one of the most frightening close… Read More

"I had a stormy rant ready, but...." Read More