So it’s all over. The Olympics came and went so fast, I hardly had time to take it all in. And yet I tried. I watched as much as possible and read about the rest. I laughed,…
Words To Live By…
I don’t remember where I found this. Maybe it found me. I do remember it being credited to Ira Glass of NPR’s “This American Life” fame. I love listening to “This American Life.” It’s quality radio. And…
Jumping Off Cliffs
That’s me at sixteen. I was on a camping/float trip in the hills of Missouri. It was only a couple of days, but it was a trip to remember. I paddled a canoe, found $20 snagged on…
So Much To Do, So Little Time
Have you ever found yourself with a load of ironing to do, along with packing to move, cleaning your new-to-you abode, wondering what the heck to have for dinner, trying to find a reasonably-priced storage space, hoping someone…
Pitiful
I was just in Denver. I was just in Aurora. Nice people there. Nice place. My heart goes out to the souls there. Some things will never make sense, never be explained. Not ever.
Shades of Gray
Years ago, during an L.A. grocery employees’ union strike, I was flying into the city from some Midwestern town – I forget which one. I was seated beside a man who had been hired as a “scab” for…
Family Wedding – The Big Day!
After a smooth rehearsal, after a 2-year engagement, after wishin’ and hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’ – Shady and Susie were married. It was a beautiful, traditional wedding. The gorgeous chapel was only upstaged by the bride,…
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
It seems that I’ve heard (or read) about the first peoples being nomadic. Moving with the season. Moving with the tide. Moving. Water doesn’t stay still. Even in lakes and ponds, it evaporates, gets cozy in a…
A Well-Lived Life
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” John Augustus Shedd (1859 – unknown) This painting was a lot of fun. I loved working on the shadows. And the rust.…
Just Go With It
Have you ever walked down a street or through a store, and caught sight of someone wearing the same, let’s say, jacket as you, and you think to yourself, “Hey! She’s wearing the same jacket as me! And…