Month: January 2017

• Family

  Friendship With Joey

  He took my daughter to the prom. That’s how I first met Joey. Beneath that tux was a short, lively, rough-cut fellow with a charming sense of humor that left me feeling bemused. They met in Special-Ed class. They both had a pretty bad case of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD),…

  January 28, 2017
• Opinion

  Nice Guys

  (A fictional account. So far.) He could have saved the world today. But he didn’t. He could have reached over and grabbed the hand of that officer sitting next to him, before he made the fatal move. But that’s not the kind of guy he was. No, in fact he…

  January 20, 2017
• Food

  Macaroni & Cheese

  Dr. Victo Dolore, at the blog “Behind The White Coat” asked me to write a post on macaroni and cheese. I don’t like cooking-themed blogs, and tend to avoid them. Who wants to read a boring old recipe? Not me. But I’ve learned that it’s always best to follow a…

  January 16, 2017
• Family

  The Unfolded Truth

  Aunt Carol grimaced at the monster. At all that unfolded, polychromatic laundry piled on her couch. Her stomach churned with worry. There was just so much, so much, to do, and not enough getting done. He’d feel so disappointed in her. Should she tackle the monster right now, or should…

  January 11, 2017