Adventures in self-awareness January 18, 2012
Houston, we have a problem.
It used to be that the kids could wear anything in public.
Halloween costumes in May.
Pajamas at the...
The fickle grip of Mother Nature January 11, 2012
Chronic complainers often use observations about the weather as fodder for conversations about how their lives have been wronged yet again.
Too...
A canvas of time December 28, 2011
Three-hundred and sixty-five days.
The common denominator we all share.
The blank slate, a canvass of time to paint as we please. ...
Relish life’s good moments December 21, 2011
There are two Jean Béliveaus in the world; well, two that search engines spit out among their top results when doing an Internet query. ...
A live nativity and the awful truth December 7, 2011
It’s not every day you see a camel in the city, at least not around these parts.
Not unless that humped-back creature has been recruited...
Some live, some die. Some shop. November 30, 2011
For those who like their Fridays Black, last week must’ve been akin to Shopping Heaven.
Hordes of over-eager shoppers transfixed on...
What I like about Elmira November 16, 2011
In no particular order, and my apologies to those I will forget as I write this, I’d like to share with your readers some of the things that I...
Man vs. Food vs. Halloween November 9, 2011
It has taken a while, but the kids are finally almost through their stash of Halloween candy.
Fewer empty chip packages, chocolate bar wrappers...
Parent vs. foul-mouthed rap music October 26, 2011
Boy, those rappers sure can swear.
You know, those lyricists who pack an amazing number of words in the space of a few minutes, spoken in a...
Failure’s path to success October 19, 2011
Failure.
It’s a word that strikes fear into the hearts of most people, maybe even everybody on the planet at one time or another. ...
