Indulging on Memory Lane
I’ve been taking a trip down Memory Lane this week. I received a package from an old friend, a man who was on the faculty of University of North Texas…
Beyond the Twinkie Defense
Remember the “Twinkie Defense?”* It has become a catch-all phrase for any spurious excuse for doing something awful. Who didn't love them? When I verbally assaulted some tourists on Santa…
I’m Famous! (Not. But making public appearances.)
Hi, friends, I wanted to let you know about two public "appearances" I'll be making, one on the radio and one on a Zoom event, coming up soon: On Sunday,…
Happy Fourth of July!
As a child, the Fourth of July was always a fun holiday: sparklers, hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill, potato salad, ice cream, and fireworks shows on the flight…
Chosen Family Values
It’s been a week since I posted, and so much has happened. Our world is quaking on so many levels: COVID-19 continues to threaten us; protests continue to be mounted…
Vaccine, Anyone?
At the grocery store the other day I chatted with the cashier as he rang up my purchases. He already had disinfected the moving belt at his checkout station, he…
Fear, Racism and a Tipping Point
We have all become so familiar with the symptoms of coronavirus that the slightest of aberrations in our health make us paranoid. A few nights ago, I literally woke myself…
Enough already: Black Lives Matter!
The events of this week have been devastating for many of us, but for none so much as the family of George Floyd, the man killed by Minneapolis police last…
Comfort, Hope, and the Five Little Peppers
After my sister and I cleared out my mother’s house before its sale, I came home with some childhood books that I wanted to keep, and stuck them on a…
Commencement Canceled
Oh my goodness. The Class of 2020 isn’t getting a graduation ceremony. No caps and gowns, no processing into a giant, over-air conditioned auditorium or athletic stadium, no beribboned diplomas…