November 20, 2023 Hugging the line between nostalgia and regret Is it a sign of getting older when one starts to look back at the past with a mixture of fondness and sadness? I’ve…
June 27, 2022 I went through a CB radio phase in the early 90s Do you remember having fun with CB radios back in the days before cell phones? I had forgotten all about my CB days until…
June 15, 2022 I’ve had three black eyes in my life Have you ever had a shiner or black eye? This might be an odd thing to blog about, but it’s actually happened to me…
March 1, 2022 A look back at the start of Covid This month marks our state’s official two-year anniversary with Covid. It’s certainly not an anniversary anyone ever wanted – and it is hardly something…
November 15, 2021 What it takes to be a good memoirist Do you take photos and notes constantly to document your family’s life? I do. Part of my life’s special purpose – and certainly my…
March 6, 2021 What were you doing 30 years ago? Do you want to feel truly old? Wait until the day when you can say it’s been 30 years since you graduated from college….
December 14, 2020 Black Lives Matter is personal I’ve pondered for a while on what to say, or how to talk, about Black Lives Matter and racial equality on this blog. On…
July 9, 2020 I’m still in touch with my first penpal When I was in 4th grade, back on Long Island circa 1980, my class had a penpal project. Everyone in our class got the…
June 1, 2020 Do you use your planner forwards or backwards? Are you a planner person? I appreciate few things more than a pretty, new empty notebook or journal – unless perhaps it’s a lovely,…
April 27, 2020 Do you recall your last normal day? Do you remember your last normal day or week before all this Coronavirus craziness began? Maybe that last time out with your friends where…