Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
A handy young fellow once told me I’m not the person he’d choose to hang with in a zombie apocalypse. “No offense,” he said. “You’re a nice person but you’re not very handy.” None taken. I know my skillset doesn’t necessarily lean to practical matters. I’m not the person anyone is calling when their toilet [...]
A gingko tree grows right outside my office window and lucky I get to watch its reliable flow. A proud testament to resilience, it stands straight and proud through every season. You can trace nearly the whole history of this old world through the lineage of the ginkgo tree. They're its oldest living tree species. [...]
Vince Lombardi built a culture of family as he drove his team to championships in the first two Super Bowls. Sixty years later, that same culture of family inspired another football team to claim a first-ever championship in Titletown. With a coach-to-player roster that spanned three generations, Xavier beat Bayport 19-6 to win Wisconsin’s first [...]
Our granddaughters are enjoying a shining, shimmering, splendid childhood. They live in a an enviable world of magic — just blocks away from the Turtleback Zoo. From their house on a New Jersey hill, they get a queen’s eye view of this old world — to the right, a playground with squeaky swings and slippery [...]
In this season of gratitude, I’d like to thank the candidates. It isn’t easy to run for office, especially in today’s contentious environment. You collect your signatures, assemble your platform and put yourself out there in a world that sometimes squints as hard as it can to see the worst in you. Still, you campaign [...]
