Suprise Me

Retrospect Caption Contest (just like the New Yorker): Please write a caption for this picture of Donald Fagen, age 71, who is the co-founder and lead singer of the band Steely Dan. You may recall one of their biggest songs, Hey Nineteen. Here is an excerpt from the lyrics: Hey, nineteen That’s ‘Retha Franklin She… Read More

The first charm is the card above, which was made for and given to me by my fairy godmother, Lenora Perkins.  Lenora taught me to shrug off stress.  She never prescribed anything to anyone.  I learned this by watching her. If a situation aggravated Lenora, she’d stop, compose herself, stare into space for a few… Read More

I was always the girl who was on time, organized, and started assignments well before they were due. Read More

If I were struck dead right now, how many years would the insurance buy for Beth and the kids? Read More

A very nice place for me to spend High School on California’s central coast, Arroyo Grande. It’s my home town. Read More

Bette Midler loaned one of her legendary mermaid outfits to Susan for the festival parade. Read More

Could someone do that, steal who you were, and why would they do that? Read More

Stephanie and Me,  circa 1965 Posing for the Camera  Before we all took selfies on our cell phones,  and before  “BFF”  and “besties”  were entries in the Urban Dictionary,  Stephanie and I were best friends posing for pictures in a neighborhood photo booth.   We were practically inseparable then and I’ve written before about our… Read More

Indeed, we are what we eat but I believe it’s not always about what we eat but how our meals come to be. More specifically, how they were served. Like so many other children growing up in Oregon I was use to the cold winter storms. Playing out in the rain wasn’t the least bit… Read More

I had hair; my grandfather didn't. So it was only fair to let him wear the mortarboard. Read More