Back in 1995, I got onto this internet thing -- perhaps you've heard of it. They say it might catch on. My favorite part of the internet, almost from the first time I used it, was e-mail. What fun it was to type out little messages that most of the time actually made it to the … [Read more...]

My older son will make a great attorney someday. He fights with his brother and sisters better than anyone I know. He has a stubborn streak that makes him fight for what he truly believes in. And he doesn’t give up easily. He is strong-willed, tenacious, determined and never, … [Read more...]

It is day four of backpacking in Colorado’s Holy Cross Range. I’m authoring from inside the butter-yellow walls of my Marmot tent, alone. Not because I’m a misanthrope but because all of my friends are locked in a prolonged state of camping procrastination stretching over 25 … [Read more...]

I’ll tell you what a senior moment is. It’s standing at the refrigerator filling up a glass at the water dispenser... and forgetting what it was I came in the kitchen to do. Yes, seriously, that was me the other night. I’m standing there, gazing around the room trying to puzzle … [Read more...]

When it comes to parenting pet peeves, one thing most parents can’t stand is stupidity in children. I’m not talking about the usual brainless things that happen around the house that you EXPECT with children, things like spilled milk, kids lolling all over the sofa instead of … [Read more...]