Daddy: A Remembrance
Tomorrow is Father’s Day, the fourth since my sweetie, Scott, died, and I will celebrate with Sarah as we have every year […]
Category: Family
The Family Org Chart
It was bound to happen eventually. It’s time to introduce my large, eclectic, loosely connected, disgustingly close, gloriously different family. This is […]
The Pet Conundrum
We never had pets growing up. Well, that’s not precisely true. Daddy got us a collie puppy who immediately bit a neighbor […]
The Neverending Second Story
My kids and I watched The Neverending Story on repeat in the 80s, but there IS a definite ending, when the dragon […]
Upstairs/Downstairs, Part II
Last week I told you about my two houseguests, Adam and Corey, staying with me for a month while their apartment is […]
Upstairs/Downstairs, Part 1
As I write this, I can hear two men upstairs talking forcefully on their separate Zoom calls. They are my son Adam […]
Entering the Blue Zone
I am determined not to diet. I hate the word as it implies a temporary, unsustainable, unpleasant attempt to lose weight through […]
My New Job
Growing up, my parents modeled a very strong work ethic. Daddy commuted downtown every day, never once stayed home sick (except that […]
I Have Seen the Enemy and It Is Food
It’s hiding in the fridge, the pantry, that basket over there, and the bowl on the counter. The problem with food is […]
“Things Come and Go So Quickly Here”
That’s a line from The Wizard of Oz, and it’s oh, so true in Texas as it was in Munchkin City. Tomorrow […]