• Dad loved to fish. He also loved to tell a great story. Fishing was Dad’s method of getting away and decompressing. Having learned as a boy [...]

  The One That Didn’t Get Away

  June 18, 2018
• When I was a kid, I enjoyed rain. Lots of rain. I was a Class A puddle splasher. Having my shoes and every stitch of clothing I wore become [...]

  Rain, Rain, Go Away

  August 31, 2017
•   It looked like a graveyard. Christmas blow-ups. Deflated and dejected in their decompressed sadness. We went walking a few days after [...]

  Anticipation Has Left The Building

  December 29, 2016
•     I’ve been in Prague, Czech Republic for a week. I missed the hoopla. Darn. I went with my sister; I worked on team building [...]

  When Conflict Is The Conversation

  November 14, 2016

• There’s nothing like a bathtub full of bubbles to make you smile. I’ve watched my grandkids turn from frumpy to fun-loving with a [...]

  The Bursting of the Bubbily Bubbles

  February 21, 2013