When the kids were little, I never knew what waking up on Mother’s Day morning would bring. My fave? Jelly eggs. Sam’s idea. He loved eggs. He loved cheese.... Read More
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… on new lights (not so simple)
This light’s not mine This light is new The old one broke (By you know who). A ball kicked high A ball kicked low Some kicked in rain Some... Read More
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… on craze and contemplation; last leaving the nest
My life has been reduced to piles. And boxes. And more piles. And a list (or seven). This month, Number One Son Sam will graduate college down in New... Read More
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… on memories of an old yankee man
Oh, the forbidden… How it draws us. Forbidden people. Forbidden activities. Forbidden… Garages. A little over a week ago, a large dumpster arrived on a truck, and was placed... Read More
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… on a multimedia behavioral study (ish)
I just read another one of the bazillion (or so) articles out there that point to the internet or social media or access to a keyboard, any keyboard, as a path... Read More
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… on growing up magic
Remember the Peter Pan song from the Disney movie version… I won’t grow up I won’t grow up I don’t want to go to school. I don’t want to... Read More
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… on the importance of the straight man
Oh that face. The one on the right. The big one? The one on the left? He just doinked the little one on the head. And then immediately –... Read More
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… on a message from your sponsor test
Dear kids, I see you. Yes you. Growing up. I see you in your ‘in betweens’ – between high school and college, between college and ‘not’, between ‘first step... Read More
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… on sweet snow… and snow test
Yesterday morning, JoHn and I woke up and decided to head over to Cafe du Monde. Our flight didn’t leave until noon, and we sort of suspected it might... Read More
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… on brighter places (and people) test
I have often found that some of the ‘thats which’ and ‘those who’ have been through the worst imaginable, come out the other side… glowing just a little bit brighter. You... Read More
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… on clouds in my coffee (and everywhere else) test
Yesterday we boarded a plane to New Orleans, where Number One Son Sam has a big and huge requirement before he graduates from Loyola in May. The Senior Recital.... Read More
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… on spring’s reminder test
This spring morning I awoke to the conversations of a thousand winged beings. And as I yawned and stretched I realized… This was nature’s reminder that we are all,... Read More