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A do-it-yourself remodeling project is in progress at our house. I use the word “progress” loosely because I suspect that elephants gestate and give birth faster. I’ve heard that if your marriage can survive building a house, it can survive anything. Remodeling is worse. My … [Read more...]
The sun cast the mansion in an angry crimson light. The wooden steps creaked under the three women’s feet as they approached the door. “Maybe we should leave!” whispered one of them. Her soccer-Mom haircut bobbed like a 1920s flapper. “We've come too far to turn back now!” said … [Read more...]
It’s that time of year when we teach our youth the critical lessons needed for success in life: 1) adults make the rules, and 2) adults are nuts. Yes, it’s a new season of little league baseball! And it’s not the game we played as kids. After a long winter practicing team … [Read more...]
Adjusting to life in Florida is like a hazing. Every critter that could possibly take advantage of my nerve system is giving me a run for my money. Shortly after moving here, I went to the beach to watch the sunset. And zillions of sand gnats infested my feet and ankles. I … [Read more...]
Well, you should have been able to catch that drift; it wasn’t going anywhere—it joined with the other snowdrifts, wind and snow blower blown, between the driveway and the house, to form a land based iceberg. It grew inexorably every day the sun made a cameo appearance, partially … [Read more...]