Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Having been raised by a locally known athlete, I have enjoyed a lifelong commitment to exercise. My mom, a high school tennis coach, taught us all to get up and move. At 87-years old, she still enjoys herself on the tennis court, walks at least once a day and swims whenever she can. My dad [...]
Father Bill opened his Easter homily with a 2011 video of Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion singing "the Prayer" at Central Park. It was an unusual move for a priest who loves words so much he regularly writes his own poetry and prayers. On this holiest of Sundays, though, Father Bill let that beautiful song [...]
Here's to the women who rise early to raise their families and a little hell. Who knead dough, and earn their coin. Who dance around the kitchen, but never the truth. Who wear the pants, and the skirts, in whatever style they choose. Here's to the sweet women and the salty ones; those who like [...]
On the day before her 87th birthday, my mom took a tennis lesson. She likes to keep her game sharp. It bothers her that she can’t hit the ball as hard as she did back when she used to run my dad around the court with her strategic baseline, baseline, drop shot, lob, drop shot [...]
If you want to know what makes an athlete elite, watch Micah Parsons and Josh Jacobs play football. They each move with the kind of intensity that can lift an entire team if its members are paying attention. Watch Micah Parsons bounce off a pair of blockers, spin around and drive back toward quarterback Jacoby [...]