Suprise Me

Sally called me Cyd Charisse, but the hairdo was the only resemblance. Read More

It is said that a predictor of happiness and longevity as we age is maintaining strong friendships. Read More

September 2, 1973 We began our honeymoon with an afterparty at a nearby restaurant. Several of our friends came along from the wedding; we shared some additional toasts at the bar before my brand-new husband and I drove to the airport to begin our long weekend away. Times being what they were, what with my… Read More

From my father, I inherited the importance of honesty and fairness regarding taxes. Read More

My mother was out on some errand, and Susan asked if she could have a cup of coffee.  That seemed important to her (we didn't understand the caffeine imperative yet), so my older sister and I, who had never actually made coffee, tried to rise to the occasion.  Read More

What sounds will the next generation simulate? The silence of eyes staring at screens? Read More

I realized there is nothing very hard about cooking as long as you follow the recipe (and don't pick a recipe with too many steps). Read More

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, all of them ending with a tumble into the surf. Read More

Many years ago when I was a very young man, I was in Mexico fulfilling what was then one of my greatest bucket list dreams; trying to catch a giant Marlin. As a boy, many times while laying in the tall cool green grass waiting for a Rainbow trout to take my bait I closed… Read More

Let me tell you how it will be There’s one for you, nineteen for me ‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah, I’m the taxman The Beatles, who had grown up poor, weren’t very happy to discover once they were making oodles of money that the British government was going to take most of it. Not sure… Read More