The Arachnid Lesson

The Arachnid Lesson

She wanted to sing her new song. My soon-to-be-2 granddaughter stood in our living room twisting her toddler fingers into climby-spider shapes. Adorable. So I looked for a colorful board book about the critter. Found one, glanced through it quickly, liked the creative...
How Not to Have a Regrets List

How Not to Have a Regrets List

Life would be infinitely happier if we could be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.Mark Twain Have you ever walked through an elder care facility and wondered about the lives of those men and women? About what regrets they might have? Australian...
Notes from a Long Term Marriage

Notes from a Long Term Marriage

If I get married, I want to be very married.Audrey Hepburn, Actress Funny. As of yesterday I’ve been married 45 years. 45 years. I have to sit and look at that for a minute. Okay. Here are a few things I’ve learned about marriage so far: The idea of...
Not Born in the USA

Not Born in the USA

I don’t think government has a role in telling people how to live their lives. Maybe a minister does, maybe your belief in God does, but I don’t think government has a role. Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Here is a...