HASTE MAKES WASTESister Marie Kathleen had us line up single file, much like a firing line. At first, I was excited to be doing something other than…Jul 15Jul 15
THE DISAPPOINTEROne of the critical jobs of a parent is to be the bearer of bad news to their kids daily. No wonder kids cringe every time one of their…Jun 13Jun 13
THE CAMPAIGNI learned everything about politics when I ran for fifth-grade class president. I was an idealistic, naïve 10-year-old. I went into the…Mar 7Mar 7
DISAPPOINTMENT UNWRAPPEDAll eight cousins spread out on Aunt Mary Ellen’s living room floor as Bing Crosby crooned on the record player and the cigarette smoke…Dec 22, 2023Dec 22, 2023
LIAR!I was ten in the summer of 1980 when I grabbed my splintered Wilson racquet and headed to the middle school tennis courts with Mom on a…Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORSFear. Dread. Hopelessness. Horror. These were all my feelings when the pandemic hit in 2020. I did not anticipate experiencing major dental…Oct 9, 2023Oct 9, 2023
TO THE TIKTOK, I DON’T STOPIf Facebook, Instagram, Words with Friends and Wordle were not enough, I have a new way to waste time. Its name is TikTok. I thought it was…Sep 4, 2023Sep 4, 2023
GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUNI suffer from a self-diagnosed disorder that I made up. I call it Airport Affective Disorder (AAD), and the symptoms are similar to…Jul 19, 2023Jul 19, 2023