I passed a long, slow jog Saturday with a 17-track, all Kris Kristofferson playlist in my ear and intriguing stories of life running through my head. A rope string laid low by the wind and a bunch of deflated balloons inspired about a half-mile muse about finite festivities. Party or promotion, I wondered. Released or [...]
On a day we saw the sun rise on one Florida coast and set on the other, we celebrated the birthday of one family member and learned of the death of a very good man. The symbolism struck me and, though they weren't the most spectacular sunrises and sunsets I've seen, they were the most [...]
I have seen the future of the American toilet, my friends, and let me tell you it is spectacular. Heated seats, remote controls, touchless flushing, night lighted lids...oh my! I only stopped in the Kohler Design Center Monday afternoon because my niece wanted me to join her and she’s very cute. Until I walked through [...]
I told my sister Kathy her brain should have its own Instagram account. It’s been photographed more often than the Kardashians, and it’s far more interesting. Six times, Kathy has had surgery on it, and six times that beautiful, complicated, challenging organ has survived. If you look inside my sister’s brain, you’ll see a working [...]
My mother in-law, Grandma Mary Jane, has always been tall. I like to think it’s because she’s risen to every occasion in her life. Believing reciprocal love a matter of course, Mary Jane has gracefully navigated 85 years with wit, faith and a well -known fondness for fresh blueberries and V8. With her husband Vince, [...]