Suprise Me

I’ll take a clean, business-like, functioning, reliable, no nostalgia Hilton Garden Inn anytime/anywhere. Read More

I wish our country’s leadership and values embodied less of Soupy Sales and more of Fred Rogers these days. Read More

I’ve had numerous occasions during my life when I dreamed something fantastic…breakthrough…life changing…only to forget it when I woke up (cry cry).  Is it possible, I’ve wondered, to dream something important and useful, and actually realize it? Well, amazingly, I’ve heard of two instances where that really happened, if the interviewees are to be believed–one Beatle… Read More

I loved how the keys plunked and the typebars clattered, the ping of the bell and the thwack of the carriage return. Read More

I always liked the way my dad played the piano, inventing arrangements from a fake book and not just playing scripted sheet music.  He loved interesting chords, with a just enough dissonance.  There were certain tunes he played often, refining the sound over time, drawing heavily from the Great American Song Book and jazz standards. … Read More

My best friend in grade school is now a registered sex offender. Read More

What I find I keep is my memories, my dreams and sometimes things that I wish I could forget. ....I keep an old bird's nest that I found with a small feather resting in it. Read More

My birthday falls at the end of August, which is a lovely time of year, but a terrible time to have a birthday when you are young. Read More

(This story was originally written for the prompt: Changed My Life). As described in Over-Educated, Under-Qualified, I did a lot of data entry on my first job out of college. My title was “Program Librarian”. After entering the handwritten code from the programmer, either into card decks via a key punch (VERY old-fashioned), or typing into… Read More

The jury system is a good one, but not infallible. Variables other than facts in the case can sway jurors. Read More