Editors note: In honor of Valentine's Day I am featuring couples I admire. I am starting with my friends, Chuck and Jean Wegner, who met in college nearly 70 years ago. On an ordinary day several years ago, Chuck and Jean Wegner found themselves in a spot of trouble. “We were flying without instrument readings [...]
Tag: Valentine’s Day
Accidental blessings
How to celebrate Valentine’s Day when you’re old and lazy
I've been married since the Feds sentenced Fat Tony Salerno to 100 years in prison for racketeering. (That's 1987 for the non mafia-philes among you.) The point is, I've been married a looooong time. Through all those years I've developed some insights into the married couple brain and I'm happy to share a few on [...]
Seven tips that prove it’s not too late to love Valentine’s Day
Nearly half a century into this old world and I'm still all in when it comes to Valentine's Day. A holiday that celebrates chocolate and love? Yes, please. Every time. But, I recognize that a certain percentage of people honestly dread this day, worried about empty vases, lonely evenings and half-hearted gestures of commercially hyped [...]
The Enchanted Mirror
I own an enchanted mirror, gifted to me by my grandma, who had no use for magic spells. Grandma hung the heavy mirror in her hallway; I don't think she ever glanced in it herself. Someone stuck an "I am a Packer Backer" sticker the lower right corner of the mirror and it stayed there [...]