3 days agoMother’s Day from the CornerExploring the depth of a day Mother’s Day, celebrated amid the joy of spring, can be a dark time for many people. For those children whose mothers have passed, and for those who are estranged from their moms, this can be a day marked by heartbreak and silence. I stirred…Life3 min read
May 5The Dairy Treat PrincessWorking for the Ultimate Boss Uncle At fifteen, I found myself intricately studying the architecture of hamburgers and following the instructions of my uncle regarding the assembly and appearance of such culinary delicacies. Uncle Ron was my mother’s older brother and they were just like peas and carrots, as Forest…Life7 min read
Apr 30Carry OnWith a historic flavor Dorking England has an interesting feat to celebrate every April. They recently held the 14th UK Wife Carrying Race. Wife is just the name that comes to the year 2022 from the olden years of English history. Anybody can participate in the race now, and they…Life3 min read
Apr 30The Situation RoomPracticing the possibilities While the rest of the world was calmly going about its business today, I am happy to report that my high school students bravely saved all of us here on planet Earth from a potential nuclear war. Isn’t that good news to hear these days? We had…Life2 min read
Apr 26An Easter StoryIn a calendar of years Easter weekend dawned crisp and bright. The crisp part was completely welcome in an area of the country where the temperatures can easily be in the nineties in April. …Life3 min read
Apr 24Respite Among the WarblersOr just going to the birds Can you picture a modern hotel room suspended several meters above your head cloistered within a forest? There is one such place in Sweden called the Tree Hotel where travelers who are fed up with city buildings and acres of concrete can find an…Life Lessons3 min read
Apr 17Glamma Gigi and the Lizard InvasionThey are out there… Imagine looking for your grandma and finding her floral caftan with matching pink furry slippers, the floral citrus smell of Channel #5 still hanging in the air meandering along the trail of brilliant zinnias all the way to the hot tub. Then imagine the evidence, a…Fiction4 min read
Apr 7In Search of HomeTraveling A Path of Chances I was driving the other day and noticed a young man sitting on a busy corner of a business amid the activity hub of people going home for the workday. The man looked to be about the age of my son who just graduated from…Life3 min read
Mar 21Ritchie Valens: Meeting Bob in the Strawberry FieldsOne Brother’s Story My favorite small-time rock band is Hell On Wheels out of San Francisco. Frontman and songwriter, James Craig Paylor had quite the interesting story of meeting Bob Morales. Many people enjoyed a reboot of Ritchie Valens’ music when the movie premiered in 1987. The movie continues to…Life7 min read
Mar 14Blind Dating? There’s an AppCalling the brave and adventurous Blind dating? Why bring back that horror? Cycling back to the days of yore (before smartphones and Tick Tock) way back to the time when telephones were wired into walls and were usually located in the kitchen (we could call it the 1970s, or you…Life3 min read
